2013 Moone-Tsai Cabernet Sauvignon Cor Leonis
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From three vineyards in Napa, including the Caldwell Vineyard, To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville and the Chang Vineyard on Pritchard Hill, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Cor Leonis is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and will likely spend 28-29 months in French oak prior to being bottled. This wine shows notes of creosote, incense, blackberry, charcoal, and some floral notes in a rich, full-bodied, authoritative and classic style. It should drink well for at least two decades or more.
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The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Cor Leonis is dark, inky and powerful, with tons of depth and richness. Blue and purplish fruit, mint, spice and new leather are all super-expressive in the glass. Today, the 2013 is a bit raw and not completely formed, but it offers good potential.
The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Cor Leonis brings together its usual sweetness with the pure, mineral-inflected personality of the year, a pretty appealing combination in my book. Inky blue/blackish fruit, smoke, dark spices and pencil shavings blossom in the glass, shaped by a high percentage of new French oak barrels. Once again, the Cor Leonis is all about textural richness.