85%
by Recchiuti
Impact
Appearance 4.3 / 5
| Color: | russet; incredible red sets |
| Surface: | evenly finished |
| Temper: | medium lustre |
| Snap: | good pop |
Aroma 8.2 / 10
wild berry fruit mash to petrol-cedar backdrop -> fresh pie-crust (dairy butter/milk) + cream tea point; break & rubdown goes redder still
Mouthfeel 13.1 / 15
| Texture: | butta smooth |
| Melt: | elapsed as an hourglass |
Flavor 39.3 / 50
doomed from jump street: red front slams into a hard cocoa wall -> antagonistic olive/nut the spur to bitter fruit juice (the pre-dominant theme) -> coffee walnut bender seals its fate
Quality 13.8 / 20
Uncontrolled complex, then the finish gets away from it. 85%... just because. Another example of Guittard operating outside its sweet-spot zone.