Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of saturated gold, a bit bubbly. Nose of roasted nuts, Sauternes like nose, ripe pineapple and banana, spice, strength of alcohol, and a bit oak, almost feel like Chardonnay. Taste shows complex mineral, quite dry yet silky, roasted nuts, zest, ripe fruit flavors without sweetness, peppery even, and right amount of acidity. Aftertaste is medium long with savory tastes. Nothing to complain. — 4 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of light gold with a touch of green hue. Nose is plenty with ripe banana, ripe pineapple, ripe peach, some green apple, some roasted nuts, and a bit of tangerine, feeling strength of alcohol also. Taste is dominated by subtle sweetness, zest, roasted nuts, mineral, and smooth acidity. Aftertaste is again more roasted nuts, grapefruit, lingering sweetness and acidity, clean and flavorful. Nice one. — 13 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of vivid and saturated gold. Nose is beautiful with bombardment of ripe fruits, nutty, oak, and indeed more Cedar wood. Taste is round and silky, with zesty tinkling mouth feel, mineral, citrusy sprite, ripe banana, a bit heavy on the alcohol content and bittersweet. Aftertaste is medium long, more ripe fruits. Very tasty with the nuance of too much bittersweetness. — 25 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of shades of purple with grapefruit note and touch of ruby. Nose of cherry and oak, spice, vanilla, ice wine lie sweetness, a bit tobacco leaves, and strength of alcohol. Nose is plenty. Taste of nice oaky flavors, solid acidity like balsamic vinegar, good tannins, subtle sweetness in the background, black pepper, ripe cherry and strawberry. Powerful yet not aggressive. Also shows a bit mineral at the end. Aftertaste of some juicy grapes, peppery, quite long. Only tiny bit of metallic rusty note at the very end. But overall, a very good Rioja. — 8 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of really saturated gold. Nose is special with almost like teriyaki sauce, Wasabi sauce plus gourmet vinegar, Sauternes like, and strength of alcohol. Taste of complex acidity, salty mineral, ripe banana, honey, oak, and good content of flavors. Aftertaste of savory mineral, good acidity, oak, and medium long. Taste by herself is high quality, yet the nose I can’t make sense of it. — 18 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color is very burgundy like, with a mix of ruby, light purple, orange, and brown note. Nose is nice with cherry, vanilla, oak, dried strawberries, crayon, and nose is plenty. Taste is smooth and silky, brandy flavors, cherry strawberry jam, oak, and juicy grapes. Aftertaste is medium long, low tannins, enjoy her now. — 23 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of burgundy with nice ruby hue under the sun. Nose is above average with refined strawberries note, wet mushrooms, cranberry, spice, and quite powerful in alcohol. Taste of oak and berries, smooth and full body with a slight kick of spice and zest, subtle and refined sweetness, clean and full of flavors. Acidity shows up afterwards. Aftertaste of actually tasty bittersweetness, medium long, and again plenty of pleasant flavors. Nicely done. — 10 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of dumb purple with some orange and light gray note. Nose of wet mushrooms, cherry, plum, fermented cabbage, berries, and strength of alcohol. Taste of cherry jam, spices, bittersweet zest, quite powerful alcohol content, wet mushrooms, subtle acidity, low tannins, clean and savory. Aftertaste of spiciness, bittersweet a bit too much. Overall quite powerful but savory Pinot. — 16 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.0

Color is mix of shades of purple and dark red. Nose of cherry, crayon, spice, powerful alcohol, medicinal note, nice oak, and a bit vanilla dried strawberry. Taste is milky, with medicinal syrup, spice, medium tannins, dark fruits like raisin, cocoa note, and a bit too bitter sulfate note. Aftertaste the off balance really shows up. What a pity, if the off-balance note is removed, she would’ve been a crowd pleaser. — 19 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.6

Color of beautiful gold. Nose is beautiful, with nutty fragrance, ice wine like honey notes, spice and mineral, and even good aldehyde. Taste is smooth and silky, with mineral, ripe fruit, nutty flavors, light Sauternes flavors, dried strawberries, mineral, complex and clean. Aftertaste of some spiciness, some green apple, zest, a bit mineral, tangerine, and savory. Like it a lot. — a month ago