 | d'Arenberg Nostalgia Rare Tawny NV 37.5cl
Nostalgia’s colour is light to mid tawny mahogany and yellow brown, with khaki and olive green tinges at the edges, indicating advanced base material age.
On the nose, d’Arenberg’s Nostalgia exhibits complex, spicy lifted nutty rancio aromas. Caramel, toffee, coffee and butterscotch smells augment dried fruit, especially prune and fig characters, which are also evident on the palate.
In the mouth complex oak, fruit and brandy flavours marry to produce a luscious, raisined, spicy nutty and lingering finish.
The palate, although generous with English toffee, butterscotch and Christmas cake-like flavours, is well balanced by the drying sensations that come from long ageing in oak.
In recent times, roughly every other vintage Chester Osborn fortifies small amounts of Grenache and occasionally Shiraz to put more young Nostalgia material in old brandy buttes, barriques and hogsheads at d’Arenberg to ensure a small but hopefully constant supply of Nostalgia Fine Old Tawny when introduced to the final blend in future. Until then, the older Nostalgia is best drunk with local almonds, currants, dried fruit, cheeses and coffee.
Serving and Cellaring Suggestions:
Serve at room temperature 16 – 24 ?C now (will not improve in the bottle, but can be kept open as long as has a cork in it) with dried fruit and nuts, especially walnuts, almonds and open –fire roasted chestnuts, most mature or strong cheese, petits- fours and puddings. Pairs well with all cigars and coffee.
RP 92 points
Price: £20.75 (Including: VAT at 17.5%) |
