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Sweet ripe citrus aroma with hints of flowers and mulling spices. Lively, assertive acidity, medium body, and a soft, round mouthfeel. Complex flavors range from flowers to sweet lemon to butter and toast. Clean, floral-toned finish, with a suggestion of milk chocolate in the long.
Delicate, sweet-toned aroma: molasses, flowers, flowering grass. In the cup intense but sweetly balanced acidity, silky mouthfeel, lush floral and milk chocolate notes. Long, rich, chocolate-toned finish.
Deep floral and sweet citrus aroma with hints of toast. Well-integrated acidity, with medium body and a silky mouthfeel. Complex yet delicate flavor notes include cherry, citrus, flowers and muted nut, with a long syrupy sweet finish.
Deep, sweet-toned aroma, rich with distinct dark chocolate and hints of orange and cedar. In the cup smooth, well-integrated acidity, medium body, supple mouthfeel, and a sweet, restrained fruit ferment note that reads as dark chocolate, cedar, ripe orange. Clean, deep, long finish.
A pungent but sweet fruit character, subtle but striking, carries from aroma to finish, suggesting at various moments black currant, grapefruit, fresh-cut fir, butter, raisin, perhaps something one could call butterscotch. Very rich, sweetly clean, long finish.
Big, enveloping aroma: flowers, honey, strawberry-toned fruit, with a deepening hint of molasses and nut. Gently bright acidity, delicately smooth mouthfeel, lemon, cocoa, floral, distinct strawberry notes. Long, sweet, flavor-saturated finish; the subtle strawberry note in particular persists.
Aromatic notes of chocolate, peppery spices, nuts and soft, sweet-toned fruit. Rounded, balanced acidity, with full, buttery mouthfeel. Sweet raisin-like fruit notes in the cup fade toward dark chocolate and nut. A cocoaish chocolate carries into the finish.
In the aroma cedary pungency, caramel, hints of low-toned fruit and flowers. In the cup a sweet-toned, balanced acidity, silky mouthfeel, continued cedar-toned pungency and a sweetly tart citrus -- lime or Meyer lemon. Continued hint of flowers. The lime-lemon suggestion carries into a simple, clean finish.
Simple toasty aroma, with smoky hints of nut and aromatic wood. A medium bodied cup, with balanced, fruity acidity and hints of lime that fades toward mild chocolate and nuts. The chocolate turns toward cocoa in a clean finish.
Subtle aromatic notes of sweet citrus fruits and perfume-like blossoms. In the cup, a sweetly-tart citrusy acidity, medium body, and a silky mouthfeel. The flavor balances a floral character with tart lemony citrus and a hint of nut. The finish is delicate and clean with the slightest suggestion of the primary flavor components.
Tropical fruit (mango, papaya) and sweet aromatic wood in the aroma, with the slightest hint of coconut. In the cup medium to full body, balanced acidity, and big, complex flavors ranging from pungent grapefruit and berry to tropical wood. Sweet, dry cedar tones linger in the finish, with a very mild astringency in the long.
Complex aroma: butter, raisin, aromatic wood, hints of flowers and dark chocolate. In the cup the dark chocolate notes move forward, with continued suggestions of raisin and flowers. Medium body. Simple, rich finish.
Tangy citrus, berry and mild, perfume-like floral aromas. Lemony bright acidity and full, juicy mouthfeel. Lemon-toned citrus carries from aroma to cup but is balanced by an elegant sweetness and hints of blueberry. Clean yet tart finish.
Deep, rather richly roasty aroma: charred cedar, dark chocolate, hints of flowers and raisins. In the cup thin-bodied and shallow, almost watery, with continued charred cedar notes hinting at dark chocolate together with a little additional tickle of flowers and perhaps menthol. The finish is sweet and rich in the short, mildly astringent in the long.
A simple roasty earthiness in the aroma, with hints of baking spices and wood. Soft acidity, with a full, yet slightly lean body. Nuttiness emerges in the cup with more earthy tones and a hint of cocoa. A roasty finish, with a hint of bitter-nut astringency.
Deep-toned, simple aroma with fir and molasses notes. In the cup low-toned acidity, syrupy mouthfeel, continued fir and molasses notes, caramel, and perhaps a slight fruity tartness suggesting dry berry or tamarind. Sweet, simple, rich finish.
A sweetly tart aroma with hints of toast, fruit and nut. Simple, balanced acidity, medium body and a rather lean mouthfeel. Nutty flavor with notes of dark chocolate, fruit and a hint of wood. The nuttiness carries into the finish, flattening to a mild astringency.
Straightforward crisp, citrusy and floral aroma, with a touch of winy brightness. The flavor is round and sweet with soft fruit notes and hints of chocolate. A lightly nutty quality persists into the sweet finish.
Simple nutty aroma with a sweetness hinting at caramel. Soft, round acidity, with a full, smooth mouthfeel. Soft nut, cedar, and sweet tobacco notes in the flavor and a long, dry nuttiness in the finish.
Quiet, balanced aroma with faint hints of cocoa, lemon, flowers, nut, cedar. This muted complexity resolves into a quite distinct and pleasing cocoa in the cup, supported by a soft acidity and a delicate, silky mouthfeel. Clean, straightforward cocoa-saturated finish.
