Moone-Tsai Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Cor Leonis
Tasted 3 October 2017
California · Napa Valley
An interesting wine with a lot of flavors going on. Plum, black and red currant, blackberry, dark cranberry, earth, spice, oolong tea, and cedar. A little leathery and raisiny on the back end, with a tart, fuzzy…
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This had a very prominent funky railroad tie nose. On the palate, a little bit of the same, with a decent core of dark red/black fruit with some earth and spice. A fairly significant clamp on the…