Port Charlotte MC:01 Heavily Peated Islay Single Malt Whisky 4.5%A 2009 Port Charlotte heavily peated single malt from Bruichladdich, MC: 01 was matured in ex Marsala wine casks for nine years, before being bottled as part of its Cask Exploration series. Aromas of soft peat smoke, dried fruit, candied orange peel, caramel, rubber and ginger fill the nose, complemented by notes of oily tar, black pepper, white pepper, cinnamon, soot, leather, peat smoke and toasted hazelnuts throughout the palate and lingering in
a traditionalist who defied everything that the more commercial brands were touting in the region
The delicate notes arise from the red wine
balanced tannins and a long
planted on stony clay and limestone soils in the Alto Moncayo at 500-700 metres
Perfect with red meat
with perfect balance and confidence
and is the first winery outside North America to pursue LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
but in 1618 the botanist Magnol described it as one of the most renowned grape varieties in Languedoc in his work Sylve Plantarium
bottled May 2019
aged in 50% new oak barriques
Matured in heavy charred Virgin American Oak barrels and 1st fill
working with 43 different varieties of native grapes
