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Price: $12.99/10 ounces
Gently fruit-toned. Raspberry jam, wine barrel, dark chocolate, hazelnut, gardenia in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned with brisk acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The finish evokes hard berry cider with chocolate and gardenia undertones.
Price: $12.99/11 ounces
Crisply sweet, cocoa-toned. Cocoa powder, orange zest, fresh date, cedar, lily in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with pert acidity; crisp, silky mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of cocoa powder and lily with cedar undertones.
Price: $12.99/11 ounces
Delicate, sweetly nut-toned. Candied walnut, persimmon, grapefruit zest, oak, magnolia in aroma and cup. Richly sweet structure with gentle, round acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The gently drying finish is redolent of candied walnut.
Price: $20.00/12 ounces
Delicate, richly aromatic. Bergamot, plum, almond, honeysuckle, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned with bright, juicy acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The resonant finish centers around notes of bergamot, honeysuckle and cedar.
Evaluated as espresso. Richly chocolaty, fruit-toned. Dark chocolate, raspberry jam, cedar, caramel, lemon verbena in aroma and small cup. Crisp, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel; chocolaty, sweetly herbaceous finish. In three parts milk, raspberry notes recede and caramel and chocolate come forward.
Price: NT $320/200 grams
Vibrant, juicy, cocoa-toned. Apricot, cocoa nib, honeysuckle, hazelnut butter, cedar in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet with lively acidity; plush, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The resonant finish consolidates around cocoa nib and a hint of apricot.
Price: $19.00/12 ounces
Delicately vibrant, crisply sweet-tart. Peach, cocoa nib, lilac, pink grapefruit zest, pistachio in aroma and cup. Balanced, sweetly tart in structure; richly silky mouthfeel. The satisfying finish consolidates to notes of cocoa-toned stone fruit.
Crisply sweet-tart. Green apple, magnolia, oak, maple syrup, almond in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; delicate, silky mouthfeel. Almond and apple notes lead in the quiet finish.
Lyrically sweet, juicy, elegantly bright. Strawberry guava, coconut, hop flowers, narcissus, lemon balm in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart with juicy, tantalizing acidity; delicate, very silky mouthfeel. Resonant, long, flavor-saturated finish.
Delicate, sweetly tart, richly aromatic. Lemon verbena, raspberry, sandalwood, almond butter, freesia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with vibrant, citrusy acidity; very full, syrupy smooth mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of lemon verbena and sandalwood.
Evaluated as espresso. Crisply sweet, chocolaty and nut-toned. Baking chocolate, cashew, lily, molasses, gently scorched cedar in aroma and small cup. Satiny-smooth mouthfeel; nut-toned finish with chocolate undertones supported by gently scorched cedar.
Sweetly savory, floral-toned. Lily, hazelnut, cocoa powder, black cherry, oak in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with pert acidity; full but lively mouthfeel. Floral tones fade in the finish, while cocoa powder and fresh-cut oak come forward.
Crisply sweet, deeply rich. Date, baking chocolate, magnolia, maple syrup, hazelnut butter in aroma and cup. Sweet in structure with brisk acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Chocolaty, sweetly nut-toned finish.
Vibrant, sweetly savory, floral-toned. Cocoa nib, black currant, amber, honeysuckle, hop flowers in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory structure with juicy acidity; crisp, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The resonant finish centers around black currant and hop flowers in the short, cocoa nib and amber in the long.
Crisply sweet, citrusy-bright. Tangerine zest, apricot, almond, cocoa nib, freesia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Sweet-leaning structure with high-toned acidity; smooth, satiny mouthfeel. Notes of tangerine zest and almond characterize the crisp, long finish.
Rich-toned, deeply aromatic. Black currant, toffee, narcissus, cedar, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart with bright, juicy acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of black currant and toffee that carry far into the long.
Crisply chocolaty, rich-toned. Baking chocolate, cashew, graham cracker, golden raisin, a hint of marjoram in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with mild acidity; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. The finish is chocolaty and nut-driven with undertones of marjoram.
Price: $18.00/12 ounces
High-toned, balanced. Meyer lemon zest, cocoa nib, red plum, almond brittle, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with brisk acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The sweetly nut-toned finish is redolent of almond butter with undertones of Meyer lemon zest.
Rich, deep-toned. Cocoa powder, roasted cashew, persimmon, bay leaf, fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory with gentle, round acidity; full, satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The cocoa-driven finish is complicated by persimmon and fir.
Delicate, spice-toned. Bergamot, cocoa nib, yellow plum, almond, a hint of jasmine in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory in structure with brisk acidity; light, satiny mouthfeel. The spice-toned finish leads with notes of bergamot and plum in the short, rounding to nut-toned cocoa in the long.