Tasting Notes 757 found

L012007 Extremely bright, clean and refreshing. Fairly aggressive bead. Green apple, a squirt of lemon, some orange blossom and a cleansing tart finish. Lovely (7859 views)

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L0501173xxx 72% pinot (noir and meuniers), 18% chard, 10% solera. Very primary crunchy, tart Granny Smith apple with an aggressive bead and plenty of acidity. Ok now but I'll wait to another year or so for the wine to hopefully calm down a bit. (2154 views)

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Matured nicely over the past couple of years. Rich nuttiness, refined. Nice (2096 views)

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Good opener. Light, aggressive bubbles, good fruit with a hint of lemon and toast. More minerality and depth come into play as the bottle is opened for a while and the effervescence calms down. A steal at $18 (2915 views)

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Darker golden than last bottle. Yummy, toasty creamy bubbly chenin with depths of fruit, mineral laden midpalate and refreshing acidity. Fun and tasty. (2590 views)

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Extremely yummy sparkling chenin. It has a nose of yeast and sweet yellow fruit, plenty of lemony chenin and apple flavor with a hint of sweetness and a crisp, dry, clean, effervescent finish. I bought a few more to put away. (2746 views)

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Decent dry marsala. Deep flavor of raisin and fig with superb bitterness. Rich mouthfeel but finishes bone dry. Ok to sip but makes a killer sauce. (2844 views)

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Miyamanishik and Menkoina rice milled to 65%
SMV: +3, Acidity: 1.4
Yeast: Kyokai 9
Umami central. This is full bodied, lots of presence, and is filled with mushrooms, soy, and forest floor. (2964 views)

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v good. rich, yeasty (2918 views)

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Miyamanishiki rice milled to 50%
SMV: 1.0, Acidity: 1.4
Yeast: Flower Yeast ND-4
Aged 7mo in bottle
Namacho
Yabuta pressed
Holy moly. Incredibly robust yet nuanced aromatics of white flower, fennel, and bread dough. Heavenly. I've never smelled this type of aroma in a sake before. Mr Winebow guy explains the special strain of yeast developed by Chokaisan is the culprit here. Mouthfeel is elegant. The taste and finish is has wonderful depth and complexity. This isn't close to an "essence of rainwater" daiginjo but more of a flaunting rich Corinthian leather one. We grabbed a few of these. Paired with strawberries. Decent enough but this sake needs no stinking pairing. (4169 views)

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Brewed by Naba Shouten. Miyama Nishiki milled to 67%, SMV: +1, Acidity: 1.3, 20-21% abv.
Wow, is this good stuff! It's big, bold, robust, dense and pretty much up in yer grill but there is a super lively acidity that is extremely cleansing. I definitely tasted the spirit on the first few sips but that faded away once the presence and persistence took over. We paired this the scallops crudo, tuna tataki, and cold sesame soba noodles and it worked with all with ease. (2234 views)

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Holy moley! This is powerful stuff in both flavor profile and alcohol content (although it hides the 20.5% abv very well). It’s the antithesis of essence of rainwater. Yamahai and nama and genshu, oh my. Minyamanishiki rice milled to 67%, SMV 1, acidity 1.3 in a really balanced package. It’s huge, no getting around that. Serve it with grilled pork or even steak. But with the enormity of the flavor profile is some really profound complexity. Love this stuff. (2505 views)

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SMV+1, acidity: 1.5, rice: Ginginga to 50%, Yeast: Iwate #2 Pale yellow in color with a robust nose of mushroom and ricewater. Also a bit of heat hits my nose and I’m wondering if I’m 0 fer 2. Ah, but the taste is ultra smooth with chocolate dusted rice water, a hint of sweetness, some umami, some bitterness. Comfort. (1978 views)

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L06252 Love this! Funky depth, crisp acidity, waxy lemoness and a bitter finish. Case worthy. (3701 views)

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L06252 Slightly funky but oh so intoxicating with lemony wooliness. Aggressive bead, slightly round in the middle, lots of waxy lemon, and well delineated crispness. $18? back up the truck. (4041 views)

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