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Moone-Tsai 2008 Cor Leonis Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $175
The question concerning this wine isn’t whether or not it’s very good—it is. Instead, it’s about ageability. Made from 100% Cabernet grown in two very different places, Pritchard Hill and Coombsville, it’s dry and refined. Floods the mouth with blackberry, blueberry, cassis, dark chocolate, spice and new oak flavors whose richness is tempered by a firm minerality…
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
Moone-Tsai 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $75
One sip is all it takes to fall in love with this Cabernet, which contains a little Merlot. It’s rich and lush and authoritative on every level. The texture is soft as velvet, but the tannins are firm, backing up blackberry, cherry, chocolate, cassis, mineral and new oak flavors that are complex and linger long into the spicy finish. Such are the tannins that the…
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
Moone-Tsai 2008 Hillside Blend Red (Howell Mountain)
- $65
It used to be that Howell Mountain meant big, hard tannins, but no more. Winemaker Philippe Melka has made the tannins rich, but approachable, making the blackberry, blueberry and cherry pie flavors instantly loveable. Sweet in the finish, this flashy, Merlot-based wine is best now.
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
Moone-Tsai 2009 Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- $50
Tight acidity and minerality mark this bone-dry Chardonnay. It’s stubborn now, offering hints of tangerines, apricots and limes, with lots of new oak and leesy cream and vanilla. Give it a few hours in a decanter.
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
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