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: Anaerobic intrigue, gracefully balanced. Delicately tangy/tart, sweetly herb- and cocoa-toned. Clove, cocoa, tangerine zest, honey, orchid in aroma and cup. Lightly juicy and sweetly tart in structure; satiny in mouthfeel. The finish is cocoa-centered yet deeply and subtly nuanced.
Price: KRW $28,000/100 grams
Big, round, very sweet anaerobic, intensely floral. Lilac, lavender, strawberry yogurt, roasted macadamia, a hint of musk in aroma and cup. Candy-like sweetness dominates in the structure, balanced by lactic tang and a savory bottom. Buoyantly syrupy mouthfeel. Complex flowers and nut notes dominate in a continuing sweet but savory-edged finish.
Price: $31.00/8 ounces
An almost sugary-sweet, explosively herby and floral anaerobic. Rosemary, pink peppercorn, star jasmine, apricot yogurt, stone fruit in aroma and cup. Very sweet in structure with a tart edge; plush, supple mouthfeel. Yogurt and herb dominate the sweet finish.
Intense, eccentric anaerobic candy-bomb. Very sweet, intensely fruity and spicy. Bubblegum, musk, raspberry, pistachio, ginger in aroma and cup. Profoundly sweet in structure with a touch of delicately tart acidity. Velvety, lively mouthfeel. In the finish candyish notes fade and musky flowers come forward.
Price: $30.00/12 ounces
Exceptionally sweet, very lactic and yogurty, strikingly original in aromatics. Candied violet, clove, rose yogurt, lavender, frankincense in aroma and cup. Sweet and complexly layered in structure. Syrupy mouthfeel. Richly sweet in the finish.
Price: $40.00/4 ounces
Elegantly fruit-toned, tropical. Lychee, passionfruit, bergamot, star jasmine, lemon thyme in aroma and cup. Gently bright, sweet structure with high-toned acidity; very rich, buoyantly creamy mouthfeel. Long, lingering, integrated finish.
Delicately fruit-toned, richly sweet-tart. Raspberry, magnolia, baking chocolate, honey, lemon verbena in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; viscous, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The quiet finish centers around raspberry and crisp chocolate notes.
Price: $28.00/12 ounces
Cleanly fruit-toned, crisply chocolaty. Date, pomegranate, cocoa nib, maple syrup, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with high-toned, balanced acidity; viscous, syrupy mouthfeel. Long, resonant, flavor-laden finish.
Price: $45.00/8 ounces
Crisply sweet-savory, gently lactic. Strawberry yogurt, lemon verbena, baking chocolate, hazelnut, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with tangy acidity; soft, velvety mouthfeel. Crisp, fruit- and cocoa-toned finish.
Wildly tropical, fruity and deep. Passion fruit, mango, tamarind, rice candy, hop flowers in aroma and cup. Richly bittersweet structure with juicy acidity; plushly syrupy mouthfeel. Long, lingering, fruity finish.
Price: NT $349/8 ounces
Complex, nuanced, multi-layered. Black currant, freesia, amber, toffee, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with juicy, high-toned acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The resonant finish leads with black currant and toffee notes in the short, rounding to amber and cedar in the long.
Price: NT $349/100 grams
Richly sweet-tart, fruit-toned. Concord grape, dark chocolate, star anise, sandalwood, pineapple saltwater taffy in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with tart-savory acidity; full, creamy-smooth mouthfeel. Cocoa-toned Concord grape takes center stage in the finish, supported by star anise and dark chocolate.
Gently sweet-tart, floral-toned. Pomegranate, wisteria, pistachio, lime zest, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Crisply sweet-tart structure with delicately bright acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The tart-leaning finish leads with notes of pomegranate and lime zest, with undertones of oak and pistachio.
Sweetly fruit-forward, richly aromatic. Lychee, tangerine zest, cocoa nib, lemon verbena, maple syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with bright acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of lychee and tangerine zest with cocoa undertones.
Price: NT $349/8 ounces
Evaluated as espresso. Deeply floral, spice-toned. Baking spices, narcissus, dark chocolate, cedar, a hint of wine barrel in aroma and small cup. Crisp, velvety mouthfeel; richly wood-framed, fruit-forward finish. In three parts milk, baking spices predominate, with undertones of sweetly spicy florals.
Price: NT $500/8 ounces
Balanced, crisply fruit-toned. Black cherry, pink grapefruit zest, almond, agave syrup, lilac in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with gentle acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Delicately fruit-toned finish with undertones of almond.
Balanced, delicate, fruit-toned. Lily, baking chocolate, dried blueberry, cedar, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned with brisk acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Fruit-toned finish with cedar undertones.
Evaluated as espresso. Sweetly nut-toned. Hazelnut, cocoa nib, red apple, caramel, fresh-cut fir in aroma and small cup. Crisply velvety mouthfeel; gently drying, nut-toned finish. Lively and complex in three parts milk, with nut and caramel tones commingling, supported by notes of apple and cocoa nib.
Price: $12.00/12 ounces
Crisply chocolaty, roast-rounded. Baking chocolate, gently scorched fir, salted caramel, date, orange zest in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with gentle, round acidity; velvety mouthfeel. Chocolaty finish with undertones of salted caramel.
Price: $18.75/12 ounces
Crisply sweet-tart, richly nut-toned. Black cherry, cocoa nib, hazelnut, lime zest, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with gently bright, balanced acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. The flavor-saturated finish centers around sweet nut and chocolate tones.