Raised almost entirely in cask, this bottling exhibits lees-induced textural refinement and buffering of its bright citrus and mint-tinged honeydew and Persian melons. Bittersweet floral perfume and cooling herbal essences waft alluringly through the entire luscious performance, beautifully complementing what is for a Smaragd remarkable lift (at a bit under 13% alcohol). A saline, toasty and iodine-tinged evocation of shrimp-shell reduction lends mouthwatering savor to a superbly sustained finish of kaleidoscopic complexity.