It avoids the heavy oak or grippy tannin that can be off-putting to newer red wine drinkers

especially with a decade-plus of bottle age adding further nuance to the 2012 vintage

priced above core offerings like Double Cask 12 but below the estate's oldest age-stated bottles

Top vintages like 2017 (100 points

Vanilla and hazelnut emerge at mid-palate

Nc'Nean Quiet Rebels Simon 700ML bordeaux It avoids the heavy oakNc'Nean Quiet Rebels Simon 700ML is a stout cask finished organic Highland single malt Scotch whisky bottled at 48. 5% ABV. This limited expression from Nc'nean's experimental series stands apart through a circular maturation process the stout barrels used for finishing originally held Nc'nean's own whisky before aging beer at Innis & Gunn, creating a layered depth of chocolate, coffee, and dark fruit character rare in the Highland category. Quick