ESF

8.9

wowza - this was wild stuff: really cloudy, heavy, almost sludge-like, savory, hi alcohol - OK w/sushi & asian noodles — 3 months ago

Rob Krapf

9.0

Thanks to C & G. Excellent. — 4 years ago

with Cynthia

Louis Martin

8.9

Nice, simple, and smooth. Neutral flavor makes it a good sake to pair with sashimi. — 5 years ago

Rob

9.0

Typically stay away from nigori, but got this one in a subscription box, so I paired it with spicy Chinese chicken. Perfect smoothness and hint of sweetness. This will make a fan of anyone who says they don’t like unfiltered sake. — 6 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2015 / This is a benchmark for Bordeaux from more unknown AOC’s, ‘petit Bordeaux’. Deep dark color, 4/5 transparant with starting of a brown rim. Purple reflection. Classic Bordeaux smell with laurel, plums, even some pencil shape. A restraint smell at this moment. Some tannins in taste, needs a decanter or air in the glass. With food it’s already delicious. That is if you like a bit stubbornness as I do. Very good effort. / Paired with tenderloin and snow peas. — 7 years ago

CraigandDanna McBrown

9.0

Yummy white — 8 years ago

Diane Withrow

9.1

White peach. Clean. Oak. Warm. Smooth. Crocuses peaking through snow. Apricot. A bird takes flight. I’m typically Autumn- this is Winter into Spring but I like it very much. Subtle. Haiku. — 8 years ago

A L

10

Start - Gentle sake flavor
Finish - Neutral like water
Overall = Excellent (Favorite sake so far)
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Chilled - Excellent
Room temp - Good
Hot - Great — 3 months ago

j Miller

9.0

Very light. Easy drinking. Not fruity. Sushi Taro — 5 years ago

Jeff Ball

9.2

Hints of pomegranate, crisp and delicious. — 5 years ago

Jim Chen

9.0

Cabin in the Snow.
Lovely. — 5 years ago

Rob

8.9

I’ll always choose filtered, but this was well balanced and quite good — 6 years ago

Brad Day

9.2

Sweet, but not overly. Front is smooth — 7 years ago

Jon Rhys Evans

9.7

Light crisp and dry with a punchy citrus bang, great with seafood — 8 years ago

Norman

9.1

Always nice but you can tell the difference from the 3yr and the 8yr. — 6 months ago

Norman

9.4

Can’t say I can tell a big difference between the 3 and the 8yr. Both are very nice. This has a bit less punch. Softer on the finish for sure. — 2 years ago

Norman

9.5

New favorite? I still like the Hakkasan Snow. Need to try it again and compare. — 5 years ago

Severn G

9.5

Nose has ripe plum, mashed blackberries, dark chocolate powder, strawberry jam on leather, molasses, molasses cookies, wet soil, nutmeg and vanilla bean.

Palate has blackberry compote, black cherry reduction, partially dried plum, wet baking spice, wet+dry leather, dark chocolate shavings, (light) oak/vanilla influence remains. Extended finish, really starting to pick up incredibly at 3-4H in the decanter.

Paired with Allen Bros. ribcap (USDA Prime version) tonight, unfortunately our grill has a 4ft. snow drift in front presently so the best I can muster was a super hot cast iron pan from the oven, then onto stove with lots of butter and in 7m total we had beef to die for...Which I had some competition for dining this evening.

This bottle was a very generous gift from my West Coast brother @David T from earlier in the year. My work travel schedule was hectic and never found a good time to settle in on a weekend with the wine or pairing, until now. (I've lost track of the amount of COVID tests I've done in the past 5M, but all have been negative 🙏 to date.) A fabulous gift to enjoy now that I'm hopefully relaxing for the next 2w...
Happy Holidays to everyone.🎄 — 6 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.1

Celebrating snowpocolypse 2019 and 33” of snow today... paired with USDA prime NY Strip. Nose of roasted hazelnut, clove, plum and luxardo cherries. Juicy, slightly thin cranberry and cherry fruit. Soft mouthfeel and touches of leather. Weight speaks to a weaker vintage. Drinking great now. — 7 years ago

Stacks

9.0

Solid pre snow wine — 8 years ago

with Sadie