Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of dark purple. Nose of cherry jam, blackberry, medicinal strawberry, and milky vanilla. Taste of dark fruits with slight sweetness and mellow tannins, ripe grape, and grape jam. Aftertaste shows just a bit more spicy and tobacco leaves note, plus nice acidity. Clean and enjoyable. — 17 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of bloody grapefruit, quite deep as rose. Nose of ripe bananas, ripe mangoes, can of pineapple, and a bit minty and spicy alcohol. Nose is not bad. Taste shows some more strawberry, mineral and grapefruit note. Quite refreshing. Aftertaste of warmth in the throat. Clean and above average. — 2 months ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of purple, a bit dark with blue and gray hue on the rim. Quite clear. Nose is nice, with dark fruits, tobacco leaves, ripe berries, some strawberries, and strength of alcohol. Taste follows the nose with addition of bitter rind, quite light with nice strawberry and grape note. Good tannins with with lingering fruits and spice and peppery note. Refreshing and tasty. — 2 months ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of dark purple, almost inky. Nose of milky vanilla, black sweet cherry, and some ripe berries. Taste follows the nose with addition of nice acidity and good tannins. Some more zesty and milky notes on the 2nd sip. Smooth and silky. Crowd pleaser. — 19 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.6

Color of dark burgundy, with a bit brown hue on the rim. Nice legs. Nose of strawberry, aldehyde, oily paint, hints of dark fruits, minty perfume, a bit leather and oaky, nice acidity, and strength of alcohol. Nose is plenty and complex. Taste is dried, plum, firm tannins, strawberry, black pepper, oaky, mineral, and refined in harmony. Aftertaste of some more dark fruits plus oaky note. Long and tasty. — 2 months ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of purple with some grey hue on the rim. Nose of cocoa, dark fruits, ample acidity, spicy sensation, and strawberry vanilla. Taste follows the nose with addition of mellow tannins, ripe grapes, and graphite note. Aftertaste shows some more peppery note. Clean, smooth, and easy to enjoy. — 2 months ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Fermented cabbage and sweet berries. A bit of bitter rind note. Not bad. — 23 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.0

Color of bubbly deep saturated gold. Nose of concentrated ripe tropical fruits, mango, pineapple, bananas, cantaloupe, and a tiny bit of perfume and mineral. Taste follows the nose, with addition of tinkling mouth feel, some sweetness with marginal acidity, some oak, almost no alcohol. Nose is nice yet she is well beyond peak time. — a month ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of purple, quite dark and dense. Nose of cocoa, dark fruits, blackberry, vanilla, strawberry, a bit plum, a bit oak, and ripe grapes. Taste is silky vanilla, a bit tickling carbonate, ripe grapes, a bit fermented cabbage, a bit sweet, and definitely good coffee note. Low tannins with a bit zest note in the after taste. Tasty. — 2 months ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of light black tea. Nose of grain alcohol, spicy, some baked apple, very powerful. Taste follows the nose, quite spicy, with hidden baked apple and honey note. When stirring with tongue, clearly more caramel note, zesty note, milky chocolate and vanilla. Tasty. She is nice unless you are a peat hunter. — 2 months ago