Dragonfly Farm & Winery

Blueberry Bliss

Kelly Brokaw

9.0

Sweet but beautiful notes of blueberries — 6 months ago

White Oak Lavender Farm & The Purple Wolf

Dragonfly Traminette Chardonnay

Jennifer Vargas

9.4

What a pleasant surprise! Lavender on the nose. Sweet wine up front balanced by a slight bitterness from the lavender. The flavor is strong; if you don’t like lavender, you won’t like this wine. Excellent for pairing with sharp cheeses and breads, or for curling up my the fire on a warm spring evening. — 3 years ago

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Tango Raspberry Wine

Brad Carr

9.2

Very dry for a dessert wine — 4 years ago

Briar Creek Cellars

Dragonfly Cuvée California Merlot 2014

Jack Bender

8.9

Turkey digestivo — 6 years ago

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Izumibashi Shuzo

Black Dragonfly Kurotonbo Kimoto Junmai

Norman Gennaro

9.1

Izumibashi Black Dragonfly “Kurotonbo” Kimoto Junmai. This is Kimoto style sake which if I understand correctly refers to how they prepare the Koji mold. Color has a slight yellow tint, less than straw-like. I get almost nothing on the nose. The weight is slightly heavier than water and I’m guessing +2 but I don’t have this calibrated yet. Slight bitterness on the palate as it warms, was what I would call sweet initially. Finish lingers for a long time. Will be interesting to hear the pro comments. Not sure on the rice. — 6 months ago

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Norman Gennaro

Class: Junmai

Style: Kimoto
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Rice-Polishing Ratio: 65%
Brewery Location: Kanagawa

Norman Gennaro

Like their website. They don’t put a date on the bottle so I can’t see how old. I’m not getting any aroma today either. I get what I’m calling a nice rice flavor. Agree with the palate. It’s balanced with good acidity. +7 is surprising and the acid or chill must be throwing me off. It’s light and close to water weight in my view the later rating of 5 I would believe, not sure why there are 2 values. Evidently dragon flies refers to them flying over the waves of rice fields but also that they can not go backwards - always push forward is their motto. > This Kimoto Ginjo has a rich body, well-balanced acidity, and strong umami flavor. Umami is the aftertaste, which is a balanced richness from both bitterness and sweetness, and a smooth acidity, Yogurt and sour cream flavors can be detected in the long, lingering finish.
Aroma: Lychee, Melon, Muscat, Orange, Fragrant Olive, Lime, Lemongrass, Yogurt, Anis
Palate : Detailed, balmy and bulge body, gentle and mellow sweetness, clean acidity.
Retronasal Aroma: Strong
Finish: Long
Rice:Yamadanishiki Rice Polished:65%
Alcohol: 16% Acidity: 1.3
Sake Mater Value: +7
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〇Award history
2021 San Francisco International Wine SFIW – Gold Prize
2021 Tokyo Regional Sake Awards -Jumai Kanzake Category – Honor Prize
2018 IWC Junmai Category – Silver prize

Class
Junmai
Rice Polishing Ratio
65%
Acidity
1.4
SMV
5
SMV(Sake Meter Value)：a general indicator of sake’s dryness. The higher the number is in the positive, the drier the sake is. On the contrary, lower number, including negative figures, indicate a sweeter flavor profile.
ABV
16%
Rice Variety
Yamadanishiki
Best temp.
10～55