Finally getting around to posting wines from my annual Napa trip from two weeks ago. Always goes by quick! Lots of fun new stops this year.
It was my first time trying Moone-Tsai wines aside from their widely distributed Napa Valley Cab, so some of these were totally brand new to me. Melka is the winemaker.
Inaugural vintage for this wine. Fruit is coming from Petaluma Gap. This seems to have a Burgundian flair, but the fruit won’t allow it to go fully there. Fairly ripe black cherries, crunchy cranberries, underbrush, black tea and slightly green. Mellow on the palate with more tannin than acidity right now (which seems unique), and a definite dried floral, dried black fruit and herbal streak down the middle of the palate. Needs some time.
Finally getting around to posting wines from my annual Napa trip from two weeks ago. Always goes by quick! Lots of fun new stops this year.
It was my first time trying Moone-Tsai wines aside from their widely distributed Napa Valley Cab, so some of these were totally brand new to me. Melka is the winemaker.
Inaugural vintage for this wine. Fruit is coming from Petaluma Gap. This seems to have a Burgundian flair, but the fruit won’t allow it to go fully there. Fairly ripe black cherries, crunchy cranberries, underbrush, black tea and slightly green. Mellow on the palate with more tannin than acidity right now (which seems unique), and a definite dried floral, dried black fruit and herbal streak down the middle of the palate. Needs some time.
Feb 19th, 2020
Fruit from Petaluma Gap that gets short spurts of heat. Usually pick 2 weeks after Carneros. 777 clone. 10% whole cluster. Spearmint, allspice, cola nuts, red and dark cherries. Finishes long. 60% new French oak with medium/medium+ toast.
Fruit from Petaluma Gap that gets short spurts of heat. Usually pick 2 weeks after Carneros. 777 clone. 10% whole cluster. Spearmint, allspice, cola nuts, red and dark cherries. Finishes long. 60% new French oak with medium/medium+ toast.
Jul 11th, 2022
Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, USA
