Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of saturated ruby with a mix of purple shades. Nose of vanilla, dried strawberries, hickory, dark ripe fruits in general, and a bit oak. Nose is round and refined. Taste of smoke acidity, ripe dark skin grape, cherry tobacco, mineral, sweetness from fruits and vanilla, a bit minty and zesty. Quite chewy and mouthful, very Syrah like. Aftertaste is medium long with sweet and zest note and backbone of tannins. I think she is pretty decent. — 18 hours ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color is dark purple, almost opaque. Nose is soft and refined, with oak, dried strawberries and black cherry, tobacco leaves, and mix of more cigar box and oak. Nose is warm and fragrant. Taste follows the nose with nice balance of refined sweetness and acidity, oak, vanilla, and dark fruits including cherry and ripe grapes, a bit peppery, quality tannins and a touch of nice mineral. Tasty. Aftertaste of more subtle sweetness, pepper, mineral, oak, and a bit minty. At her peak. Enjoy. — 7 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of purple and ruby, cloudy with a bit brown hue. Nose of sweet oaky vanilla, spice, tobacco leaves, ripe aldehyde, dried concentrated strawberries, and strength of alcohol. Nose is pretty good. Taste of very mellow tannins, ripe grapes, ripe dark cherry, spice and pepper, subtly sweet and spicy, silky and good flavors. Aftertaste of some more zesty note and warmth of alcohol in the throat. Good quality. — 13 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of light burgundy, bubbly and clear. Nose is beautiful with concentrated strawberry vanilla, like a bomb, plus cigar box/tobacco leaves, sweet and ripe aldehyde, crayon, and a touch of mineral. The nose is very fragrant. Taste is silky with refined yet vivid acidity, coke cola, zesty grapefruit sweetness, more concentrated strawberry, ripe dark skin grapes, black pepper, lots of flavors and salivating. Aftertaste is zest and rind dominant with addition of peppery finish. Reminds me of high quality amarone this time. — 4 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.0

Color of bubbly vibrant shades of purple. Nose of blackberry, cherry jam, leather, oaky vanilla, strawberry ice cream, and a bit crayon. Taste of good acidity, ripe grapes, bittersweet zest, soft tannins. Aftertaste of some more pepper, but a bit off balance with too much bitter taste. — 8 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of purple with grapefruit. Nose of cherry jam, medicinal note, dried strawberry, a bit plum, a bit blackberry, a bit minty, quite fruits oriented. Taste is similar with addition of good smoky note, ripe grapes and cherry jam, rose, medicinal note again, and quite sweet. Aftertaste is bit hickory with zesty bitter note. Will be popular for sweet teeth. — 12 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color is really light egg white. Nose is saturated with ripe banana, ripe pineapple, ripe peach, honey, oak and salty mineral, a bit Sprite, and spice. Nose is really beautiful. Taste follows the nose, yet lighter, with addition of tangerine and grapefruit. Aftertaste is in sync with the taste too, with notes shifted to mineral and zest. Just a bit too light to be great. — 14 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color is really light, mix of ruby and bloody grapefruit. Nose of wet mushroom, spice, fresh cranberry, pomegranate, and strawberry ice cream. Taste follows the nose with addition of substantial zest, good mix of acidity and sweetness. The taste is actually not light but flavorful. Aftertaste shows some more spice and zest. A bit too much zest. Other than that, quite nice. — 5 days ago

Frank Kuo

8.8

Color of clear ruby and purple, really light. Nose is quite marginal with plum, cherry, spice, fresh grapes, but really light again. Taste is light too yet better compared with the nose. Very zesty and young with some sweetness from ripe grapes and light strawberry. Aftertaste shows a bit flowering note, a bit spicy and bitter on the tongue. — 6 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Shades of purple, bubbly. The color is a bit dull. Nose of plum, cherry jam, tobacco leaves, spice, and dried strawberry butter ice cream. Taste is zesty and sweet, very soft, strawberry ice cream, and good soft tannins hidden beneath it. Aftertaste has followed similar notes from nose and taste with tannins become obvious. Above average. — 11 days ago