The growing season repeated a stellar performance, much like vintage 2012, with "early, even and excellent" the watchword throughout Napa. Winter was a warmer in Pope Valley than is the norm, and spring brought moderate temperatures with little moisture, encouraging an early bud break. Grapes languished lazily on the vine in the typical summer heat, ripening fully with complex, rich...
Aromas of pear, citrus, and tropical fruit. On the palate this medium-bodied Chardonnay offers a refreshing, fruit forward style that is woven together with subtle oak and a balancing acidity.
Hess Select winemakers explore California's Central Coast growing region, with a particular fondness for the famed Pinot Noir grown in the Santa Lucia Highlands and the Santa Maria Valley. This vintage features a blend of 78% fruit from Monterey, with much of that from the Sarmento Vineyard in SLH, and 22% from the Santa Maria Valley, where Pinot Noir benefits...
Nice nose of lemons, citrus, green apples, grapefruits, minerals, spices and white pepper. Full bodied with medium plus acidity and creamy. Dry on the palate with limes, grapefruits, citrus, green apples, bitter vegetables, herbs and white pepper.
Switched from an old favorite to try Highland Park 12 and really rather disappointed as found the flavor was just a bit lacking as didn't find the depth mentioned in the tasting notes. There's better single malts out there for the same price.
Highland Park's 18 Year Old enjoyed a redesign in 2017, receiving livery inspired by the wood carvings from Urnes Stave Church and a new sub-name, "Viking Pride". The Orkney single malt remains the same as before - rich, complex and supremely delicious.
Celebrating their Viking origins, Highland Park has crafted this complex single malt Scotch whisky that bears its founder's name, Magnus Eunson. This selection is where the old ways meet the new, backed with a bold and smoky profile throughout.
Highland Park 12 Year Old remains one of the gold- standard malts for other distillery bottlings to aspire to. With a delicious sweetness (heather-honey is their preferred description) and a warming, silky mouthfeel, this is a whisky that never lets you down. "The greatest all-rounder in the world of malt whisky". Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion