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Attractive dark chocolate, apricot, hints of fresh-cut cedar and orange in aroma and cup. Delicate, balanced acidity; light but smoothly silky mouthfeel. Recollections of chocolate and a rather zesty orange survive in a relatively fast-fading finish.
Crisp baker's chocolate and heavy, lush, cherry-like fruit and brandy hints in aroma and cup. Wine-toned acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rather heavy, sweet-salty finish.
Cedar, plum, almond, and a delicate, sweet-toned dark chocolate in aroma and cup. The chocolate moves forward and gracefully dominates in the cup. Soft, roast-rounded acidity; silky mouthfeel. Chocolate sweetness balances a slight roasty astringency in the finish.
Balanced, quiet blend with just a hint of dark-roast character. Caramel, cedar, plum and hints of dark chocolate in aroma and cup. Gentle, roast-rounded acidity; smoothly light mouthfeel. The caramel turns toward chocolate in a simple but agreeably balanced finish.
Nectar-like sweetness with distinct floral and apricot notes; hints of cocoa and pungent fir. Delicate, lucid acidity; light but very silky mouthfeel. Simplifies just a bit in a sweet but drying finish.
Sweetly tart, pungently dry berry dominates, softened by a backgrounded dark chocolate and perhaps a hint of savory clove. Rich acidity; very smooth, silky mouthfeel. The dry-sweet berry notes carry into a balanced finish.
Caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, orange in aroma and cup, with a slight, shimmering suggestion of violet-like flowers. Rich, deep-toned acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. The almost sugary sweetness turns toward chocolate in a resonant finish.
Distinct, rose-like flowers and cocoa-toned nut dominate pleasingly in aroma and cup. Round, gently sweet-toned acidity; lightly plush, smooth mouthfeel. Deep, rich finish.
Sweet-toned peach and caramel in the aroma give way to pungent, mango-like fruit and dark chocolate in the small cup, with a complicating hint of savory cedar. Slightly lean but smooth mouthfeel. Flavor carries deeply into a long finish. Delicate in two parts milk, where the fruit and chocolate predictably soften and sweeten.
Crisp lavender-like flowers dominate, with hints of lemon, blackberry and honey in aroma and cup. A spicy, savory suggestion deepens the cup. Gently and sweetly tart acidity; silky mouthfeel. Rich, bittersweet finish.
Round, sweet-toned, gently plush. Cocoa, flowers, plum-like fruit in aroma and cup. Delicate, crisp acidity; light but smooth mouthfeel. Flavor carries into a gently rich finish.
Brisk, cedary berry notes dominate in aroma and cup, with hints of cocoa and a rounder, juicier fruit, cherry perhaps. Softly balanced acidity; impressively plush, lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Rich, straightforward finish.
Lush, ripe cherry and table grape in aroma and cup, complemented by a dry, savory cedar note, particularly in the cup. Crisp, delicately balanced acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Simple but rich finish.
Brisk, delicate, complex. Apricot, mandarin orange, dark chocolate, night flowers in aroma and cup. Gently crisp acidity; silky mouthfeel. Richly dry, flavor-saturated finish.
Dry, crisply juicy. Tart berry, cocoaish nut, peach, lavender-like flowers in aroma and cup. Brisk acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. Long, dry finish.
Dry and brisk yet juicy. Layered dark berry and tamarind notes in aroma and cup, with hints of orange and cocoa. Crisp acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The dry berry note carries deep into the finish.
Complex floral character, combining jasmine-like sweetness and bitterish lavender. Deepening hints of plum-like fruit and cocoa. Soft, spicy acidity; leanish though silky mouthfeel. A savory hint turns up in the rich, floral-toned finish.
Intense, bright, floral. Flowers, pear, apricot, hints of honey and cocoa in aroma and cup. Rich, forceful but balanced acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Fruit notes in particular carry into a long, resonant finish.
Tart, honeyish, refreshing. Orange, honey, flowers, blackberry in aroma and cup. Round, resonant acidity; syrupy mouthfeel. Long, flavor-saturated finish.
Intense, rich, roundly tart: honey, lemon, black currant, flowers, flowering grass. Delicate, sweetly bright acidity; silky mouthfeel. Honey and ripe lemon saturate a long, rich finish.
