sweet spice

while older bottles benefit from careful pouring straight from the bottle

particularly given the Bottled-in-Bond designation and the wheated mashbill it shares with some of Kentucky's most sought-after luxury bourbons

Dark chocolate truffles echo its cocoa finish

Le Grand Noir Cabernet Shiraz single-malt-whisky sweet spiceLe Grand Noir Cabernet Shiraz is a 750ml French red blend from the Languedoc Roussillon at 13. 5% ABV, combining 85% Cabernet Sauvignon with 15% Syrah. Recognized with a Mundus Vini Gold Medal for its 2011 vintage, this wine helped pioneer the Cabernet Syrah blending style in southern France at a time when almost no one in the region was combining the two varieties. Quick Facts: ABV: 13. 5% Origin: Minervois, Languedoc Roussillon, France Red Blend