Frank Kuo

9.0

Color of bubbly egg white. Nose is light, with flowering and honey note, ripe banana, and a bit citrus. Taste is zesty, a bit spice, honey and flowering note, ripe banana, and a bit nutty. Taste is better than the nose. Average. — 2 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of dark clear ruby with a bit of orange touch. Nose of plum, cranberry, and a bit cherry. Nose is light yet not too bad. Taste of nice cherry note, some cranberry, a bit spice, tinkling, and plenty of zesty tangerine. Aftertaste of some more vanilla and good acidity, clean and refreshing. — 11 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of inky purple, with a bit of dark ruby. Nose is saturated, oak, dried fruits, vanilla, cherry, spice, crayon, and repeated fragrance. Taste of some solid tannins, fresh grapes, raspberry, some zesty flavors, sweet vanilla, fresh berries, and a bit mineral. Tasty and fruity. Aftertaste of some more fruity note with zest. Lots of flavors. Well done. — 18 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of light clear burgundy. Nose of ripe berries, ripe tangerine and banana, oak, spice, and a bit rose. Taste is very close to full body. Nice acidity, flowering note, strawberry, a bit cherry, a bit peppery and spicy sweet, nice berries, lemon zest, and a bit rind. A lot of flavors. Aftertaste is modicum with some more rind flavor, with more berries note. A full body Pinot noir full of flavors. — 4 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of dark ruby, yet quite clear. Nose of sweet vanilla, a bit tobacco leaves, actually some oak barrel and cork, and whisky like sherry wood, not fruity at all. Taste on the other hand has good fresh berry flavors, fresh grapes, a bit spicy and peppery, mellow tannins and cherry jam. Aftertaste of some more tobacco leaves, good lasting flavors, sherry and a bit mineral, tasty, round and above average. — 14 days ago

Frank Kuo

8.8

Color of dark purple with mix of deep ruby. Nose of dark fruits and spice, sour cherry, cedar wood, tobacco leaves, and strong alcohol. Taste is chewy and slightly sweet, good tannins, tobacco leaves, a bit hickory, a bit mineral, strong alcohol feeling still. Aftertaste of some more blackberry, more tobacco leaves and oak, sweet yet again feeling too alcohol strong. I actually wish more from Trader Joe’s. — a month ago

Frank Kuo

9.0

Color of light gold. Nose is light with some flowering note, peach, citrus, and pineapple. Taste follows the nose with some sweetness from ripe banana and pineapple, and a bit tinkling refreshing flavors. Aftertaste is a bit short yet clean. Average. — 9 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.0

Color of slightly dark ruby, clear with a bit bloody orange tone. Nose of prune, cranberries, a bit vanilla, a bit cherry jam, very low alcohol. Taste is light and follows the nose, with addition of zesty flavors like tangerine skin, a bit sweet vanilla and just a bit peppery. Aftertaste is also sweet, a bit spicy, and fruity sweetness. Light and sweet Merlot. — 12 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of ruby with a touch of purple, quite clear. Nose of strawberry, cranberry, spice, plum, and a bit oaky. Taste of some sweetness, strawberry and cranberry, silky, black pepper, spice, a bit zest, and refreshing. Aftertaste is also crips. Good clean flavors. — 25 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of saturated gold, beautiful. Nose of nutty, buttery flavors, spice, sprite, dense flowering note like Riesling, some mineral, and some ripe pineapple and banana. Taste is mouthful with zesty tinkling flavors leading the way, spicy, and less sweet than suggested by nose. Second sips has more sweetness from honey, same spice, and more zesty rind. Aftertaste is dominated by spicy taste from alcohol and a bit short of complexity. I do feel the nose alone earns her a nice rating. — a month ago