China Reviews

Balanced, sweetly tart, chocolaty. Dark chocolate, Bing cherry, roasted almond, grapefruit zest, marjoram in aroma and cup. Briskly sweet-tart acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. Crisply chocolaty finish with undertones of grapefruit and almond.

Crisply sweet, gently floral. Apricot, magnolia, baking chocolate, lemon zest, fresh-cut fir in aroma and cup. Brisk acidity; lightly silky mouthfeel. The wood-framed finish is supported by notes of lemon zest and magnolia.

Juicy, balanced, bright. Bing cherry, wisteria, cocoa nib, blood orange, marjoram in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart with citrusy acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The crisply sweet finish centers around notes of cherry and cocoa nib.

Evaluated as espresso. Chocolaty and sweetly herbaceous. Baking chocolate, lemon verbena, date, almond, a hint of eucalyptus in aroma and small cup. Crisply satiny mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to notes of baking chocolate and lemon verbena. In cappuccino-scaled milk, chocolate and fruit notes intensify, softening the herb notes.

Richly sweet, floral-toned. Magnolia, date, almond, caramel, fresh-cut cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gentle, round acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Floral and nut-toned finish.

Deep-toned, richly sweet-tart. Pie cherry, baking chocolate, magnolia, fresh-cut fir, agave syrup in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with brisk acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The finish consolidates around notes of baking chocolate and pie cherry with undertones of fresh-cut fir.

Delicate, deeply floral. Lilac, redwood, candied walnuts, roasted cacao nib, dried apple in aroma and cup. Crisp, lively acidity; buoyant, silky-smooth mouthfeel. Flavors consolidate to roasted cacao nib and redwood in the gently drying, rather short, finish.

Round, resonant, deep. Dark chocolate, gently scorched cedar, raisin, plum blossom, musk in aroma and cup. Gently brisk acidity; light though syrupy-textured mouthfeel. Dark chocolate and flowers carry into a rich though drying finish with a complicating suggestion of savory.

Sweet, plain, refreshing. Honey, or perhaps agave syrup, fresh-cut birch wood, plumeria, a hint of tangerine-like citrus in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned, delicate acidity; satiny mouthfeel. Flavor simplifies in a short finish, though the flower and wood notes persist.