Nose: Cloves, turkey spice, very soft and buttery. Faint vanilla.
Taste: Thin mouthfeel, sweet but no heat. Sweet vanilla, very dessert forward with cream, cloves, toffee, some faint cocoa. It’s light, dainty, sweet.
Finish: Medium, tannic and drying with lots of vanilla, cocoa and some caramel.
Overall: Overall, this was fine, but not impressive. For 55% it was oddly light and thin. If the tannins in the finish would have toned down to match the daintiness of the nose and palate, it would have likely scored higher. Oh well, win some and lose some!