Deborah M

9.0

Really delicious. Dry sake. Great mouthfeel. Refreshing. @Niwa (Japanese BBQ). — a year ago

Ian Duffy

9.5

The Gummy Bear of sake; in the best sense! Really enjoyed this. Drank this along with a small can of Funaguchi Gold. Those two sakes taste like close cousins. — 5 years ago

Samantha Potter

9.5

One to write home about 💘

Incredible color - a darker shade of gold. 🍯 Not as sweet as I expected but beautiful nonetheless. Might be peaking now, though...

I’m always so thrilled to drink a wine bottled before I was born, especially a #Riesling (my heart!). 🙉 — 6 years ago

with Bryce

Gene Buonviri

9.1

Born in Croatia, made its way to southern Italy where it was named Primitivo. Fortunately, the imperial nursery of Vienna catalogued specimens of the vine, which sourced a journey to New England in 1829. In the true American spirit, Zinfandel found it’s home in California during the Gold Rush of 1849.
This Dessert Wine is bold, lots of spice with a light peppery finish, rich smooth and jammy.
— a year ago

Jinda Cui

9.8

At the 12th year since the wine was born, this gold cap doesn’t taste like an old Riesling at all. Yet, it doesn’t have the fresh tropical fruit punch experienced from the 2007 version. All that being said, this wine distinguished itself as a delicate artwork. It is a pristine raisin nectar bomb. It is so balanced, so precise, so tender, yet so concentrated. Everything, sweetness, acidity, and minerality have been integrated beautiful together over the years. This wine reminds me of how good a sweet Riesling can be without sticky viscosity. Serve closer to room temperature. — 5 years ago

David Kline

9.7

Absolute gold color! Yeasty toast nose, with a lemon oil and zesty pith over crystalline tangerine zest, lemongrass ice, she is a lightning streak of citrus in a blur of tartar biscuit and iron. Unbelievable finesse, naked as the day she was born, but every bit a Germantes! #extrabrut #champagne #dehours #brut — 9 years ago

with Courtney

Martin ho

9.2

Lovely finish, sweet finish. Not too dry. Some floral notes. — 2 years ago

Bryan Hopkins

9.5

Exquisite!!! So many sakes that make it to the USA have the same rice pudding/banana profile, to say nothing of the really lower quality ones that taste like low proof diluted vodka, but this one is truly a cut above. I don’t often give ratings above 90 points, but this is so perfectly balanced with the nice, sweet flavors that I appreciate in a sake. “Balance” is the word that keeps coming to me as I drink this. As far as specific notes, on the nose, whipped cream, cashew, just a little bit of bubble gum and flowers, and on the palette, yes, it has the rice pudding note, but with honeydew melon, and most of the notes on the nose coming through. I paired this with an Italian pasta dish, and it worked perfectly, but I can also imagine this working well desserts like Victoria sponge cake or cream brûlée. — 4 years ago

Yuri

9.1

This is not gokuhizo, but gold label of Born from Fukui. I found very nice non-smoking Irori restaurant at Shinbashi. #quemlin — 7 years ago