Deau XO Cognac (750ml) Shiraz and white flowers

and white flowers

and a faint nuttiness

The dinner-party red where the host wants Israeli without spending top-shelf

Cola and dark chocolate up front

black cherry and blackberry meet cracked pepper

Deau XO Cognac (750ml) Shiraz and white flowersDeau XO is a blend of Petite Champagne and Fins Bois eaux de vie aged ten to fifteen years in small Limousin oak barrels at Distillerie des Moisans. Deep amber, elegantly refined, and Kosher for Passover, the after dinner pour when the seder table quiets down. Mood: Deep, refined, patient. Sommeliers note Pour it in a snifter, let it open, and stop talking for a minute, jasmine, dry plum and buttery vanilla unfold on their own schedule. Tasting notes