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Evaluated as espresso. Chocolaty, roast-rounded. Cocoa powder, date, salted caramel, gardenia, fresh-cut fir in aroma and small cup. Crisp, velvety mouthfeel; sweet, chocolaty and wood-framed finish. In three parts milk, both chocolate and floral notes bloom, with undertones of date and gardenia.
Sweetly nut-toned. Cashew, caramel, cedar, orange zest, lily in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with brisk acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of cashew and cedar with caramel undertones.
Price: $30.00/4 ounces
Richly sweet-tart, floral and fruit-driven. Mango, cocoa nib, ginger blossom, lime zest, cedar in aroma and cup. Balanced, tart-leaning structure with vibrant, juicy acidity; lightly viscous, silky mouthfeel. Long, flavor-saturated finish centered around fruit and florals.
Elegant, delicately aromatic, floral. Honeysuckle, cocoa nib, pink peppercorn, red plum, pomelo in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart with juicy, balanced acidity; plush, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Floral- and cocoa-toned finish.
Richly chocolaty, sweetly tart. Nectarine, dark chocolate, lemon verbena, lavender, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with high-toned acidity; very full, satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Crisply sweet, chocolaty finish with undertones of lemon verbena and a hint of lavender.
Juicy, richly floral-toned. Lilac, cocoa nib, pink grapefruit zest, almond butter, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with bright, juicy acidity; crisply satiny mouthfeel. The engaging finish leads with notes of lilac and pink grapefruit zest, rounding to almond butter and oak in the long.
Deeply fruit-toned, richly chocolaty. Dried apricot, dark chocolate, narcissus, cedar, almond in aroma and cup in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with brisk acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The crisp finish consolidates to notes of dried apricot, dark chocolate and cedar.
Crisp, delicately fruit-forward. Pomegranate, amber, cocoa nib, marjoram, freesia in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with gentle acidity; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. The finish leads with notes of amber and marjoram with floral undertones.
Price: $17.50/12 ounces
Elegantly fruit-toned. Strawberry-guava, pistachio, lime zest, freesia, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with vibrant, juicy acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of strawberry-guava and pistachio with cedar undertones.
Price: $17.50/12 ounces
Crisply tart, sweetly herbaceous. Tangerine, thyme, tea rose, fresh-cut oak, baking chocolate in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with brisk acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The citrusy finish leads with notes of tangerine and tea rose.
Deep-toned, richly sweet. Date, dark chocolate, hazelnut, magnolia, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gentle, round acidity; plush, creamy mouthfeel. The crisp finish simplifies to notes of dark chocolate and cedar.
Price: $18.65/12 ounces
Richly floral, fruit-toned, balanced. Passion fruit, pink peppercorn, star jasmine, cocoa nib, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with vibrant acidity; syrupy, viscous mouthfeel. The spicy-floral finish leads with notes of star jasmine and cocoa nib.
Richly aromatic, chocolaty and fruit-driven. Dark chocolate fudge, dried blueberry, baking spices (clove, nutmeg, cinnamon), magnolia, a hint of wine barrel in aroma and cup. Deeply sweet structure with fruit-toned acidity; creamy, smooth mouthfeel. Long, resonant finish: chocolate, flowers, fruit.
Citrusy-sweet, richly cocoa-toned. Tangerine, cocoa nib, marjoram, narcissus, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with bright, balanced acidity; silky-smooth mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to pretty notes of cocoa nib and tangerine.
Balanced, sweetly savory. Wisteria, black currant, lime zest, tamarind, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with bight, juicy acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The finish leads with notes of tamarind, supported by lime zest and cedar.
Balanced, deeply sweet, rich-toned. Butterscotch, hazelnut, dark chocolate, apricot, freesia-like flowers in aroma and cup. Invitingly bittersweet structure with brisk acidity; very satiny mouthfeel. The finish centers around notes of butterscotch and hazelnut.
Bright, vibrantly sweet. Wild honey, dried plum, cocoa nib, pink grapefruit zest, lilac in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with crisply bright acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. Cocoa-toned finish with undertones of wild honey and pink grapefruit zest.
Price: $22.00/12 ounces
Vibrantly fruit-toned, intensely sweet-tart. Mango, cocoa nib, agave syrup, lemon thyme, magnolia in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with perky acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Crisp fruit-forward finish with undertones of agave syrup and lemon thyme.
Fruit-centered, sweetly herbaceous. Bing cherry, marjoram, honeysuckle, salted caramel, fresh-cut oak in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart with brisk acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The crisply sweet finish consolidates around notes of honeysuckle and oak.
Price: $19.95/12 ounces
Deeply and richly sweet, chocolaty. Dried blueberry, chocolate fudge, gardenia, cedar, hazelnut in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with round, fruity acidity; full, creamy mouthfeel.