La Venenosa Raicilla Rhodacantha Costa de Jalisco

Nose : An intriguing combination of gravel, rubbery tire inner tubes and old wood smoke. It’s very savoury, with no sweetness to start, but as it develops in the glass, flashes of fruit and sweet spice emerge, along with farmyard notes, herbs and green leaf bitterness. Palate : Sweeter and softer than the nose, with a building background of white pepper spice. Arrayed on top of that is orchard fruit, cooling menthol and mint, stony minerality and aniseed ball spice. It’s complex, bouncing around between fruit, spice and herbs, eventually settling on sweet spice. Finish : Green leaves, smoke, menthol, and lingering note of lemon and menthol.