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Price: NT $550/200 grams
Crisply chocolaty, sweetly herb-toned. Cocoa nib, orange zest, fennel, red apple, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with citrusy acidity; very full, satiny mouthfeel. The finish leads with notes of cocoa nib and orange zest.
Crisply sweet, deeply nut-toned. Dried apricot, saltwater taffy, cocoa powder, cashew, maple syrup in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with brisk acidity; delicate, silky mouthfeel. Cocoa powder and cashew lead in the quiet finish.
Very sweet, intricately balanced. Milk chocolate, pineapple, nougat, oak, lily in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned with very balanced acidity; crisp, lightly satiny mouthfeel. There’s a hint of sweet chocolate in the gently drying finish that’s predominated by aromatic wood notes.
Price: $16.00/150 grams
Sweetly savory, uniquely composed. Ripe tomato, Meyer lemon zest, caramel, baking chocolate, redwood in aroma and cup. Savory-sweet structure with delicately bright acidity; silky-smooth mouthfeel. Caramel and Meyer lemon zest lead in the sweetly tart finish.
Crisp, nutty, sweetly herb-toned. Lemon balm, praline, golden raisin, baking chocolate, magnolia in aroma and cup. Richly sweet structure with balanced, high-toned acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. Gently drying finish with notes of cocoa-toned raisin and praline.
Price: $45.00/12 ounces
Intensely aromatic, richly sweet-tart. Raspberry jam, star jasmine, tangerine zest, oak forest, amber in aroma and cup. High-toned, sweet-tart structure with vibrant, juicy acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The long, resonant finish centers around notes of raspberry and star jasmine.
Richly chocolaty, sweetly fermenty. Cherry cordial, chocolate fudge, almond brittle, fine musk, gardenia in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet structure with juicy, winey acidity; full, viscous mouthfeel. Crisply chocolaty, fruity finish with a whisper of alcohol ferment.
Sweetly tart, juicy, bright. Red grape, sandalwood, dark chocolate, almond butter, pink grapefruit zest in aroma and small cup. Sweet-tart structure with elegantly high-toned acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Crisply fruit-toned finish.
High-toned, crisply sweet-tart. Dried plum, baking chocolate, rhododendron, cedar, almond in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart with brisk acidity; velvety mouthfeel. The fruit-toned finish is supported by notes of cedar and baking chocolate.
Deeply sweet-tart, chocolate-toned. Dark chocolate, pomegranate, praline, magnolia, a hint of marjoram in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; very full, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to dark chocolate with undertones of praline and magnolia.
Crisply sweet, nut-toned. Almond brittle, pie cherry, magnolia, baking chocolate, mesquite in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with brisk acidity; very syrupy mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of baking chocolate, pie cherry and mesquite.
Chocolaty, floral-framed. Cocoa nib, honeysuckle, date, almond butter, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with bright acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Cocoa nib and honeysuckle carry the finish, with hints of cedar underneath.
High-toned, enticingly sweet. Black cherry, narcissus, cashew butter, lemon verbena, juniper bark in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with bright acidity; crisp, satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The finish leads with notes of black cherry and lemon verbena, rounding to creamy cashew in the long.
Vibrantly sweet, subtly nuanced. Apricot, dark chocolate, hazelnut, hyacinth, honey in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with brisk acidity; smooth, syrupy mouthfeel. The chocolaty finish is supported by notes of apricot and hazelnut.
Evaluated as espresso. Multi-layered, complex. Dark chocolate, dried apricot, star jasmine, cedar, hazelnut butter in aroma and small cup. Very syrupy mouthfeel; crisply fruit-toned finish. In three parts milk, chocolate and apricot notes are amplified, supported by spicy florals.
Delicate, deeply aromatic. Bergamot, nectarine, hazelnut, narcissus, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory with bright, juicy acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The resonant finish centers around notes of bergamot, narcissus and cedar.
Crisply sweet, nut-toned. Nutella, peach, lime zest, cedar, magnolia in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gentle, round acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. Gently drying, very sweet nut-toned finish.
Chocolate-toned, richly sweet-savory. Dark chocolate, nasturtium, black ucherry, cedar, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Bittersweet structure with gentle, rounded acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The quiet finish consolidates to crisp cocoa-toned cedar notes.
Sweetly herb- and spice-toned. Lemon verbena, plum, clove, oak, maple syrup in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with delicate acidity; crisp, silky mouthfeel. The finish leads with notes of lemon verbena and plum in the short, consolidating to fragrant oak in the long.
Price: $25.00/8 ounces
Powerfully aromatic, fruit-centered. Passionfruit, lychee, ginger flower, almond brittle, kumquat in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with apple-toned, malic acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Exceptionally harmonious and integrated finish into the far long.