2010 Moone-Tsai Vineyards Hillside Blend

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  1/17/2019 - StainedGlass wrote: 90 Points

  Deep dense purple color. Extracted and massive for a blend of 50% Merlot and 50% Cab. 15.1% abv for a Howell Moutain wine. Globs of black and blueberry fruits but the tannins were rather subdued (particularly compared to some of the professional tasting notes suggesting a 2018-2030 drinking window). I’d expect more from a wine at this price point, but in fairness to the producer, big Napa wines are no longer in my sweet spot.

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  1/17/2018 - fastcar888 wrote: 96 Points

  This wine woke up after my tasting in 2016. I simply left it alone for over a year. I have eight left. A considerable amount of up front fruit and complexity with a definite Napa stamp. Outstanding nose, attack and mellow, but long-lasting finish. Strongly recommend.

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  9/21/2017 - RayT Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Purple in color. Nose of blackberry and mocha. Same on the palate. First time drinking the 2010 vintage of this wine. This was good but not great. I have drank a 2008, 2009, and 2010 of this wine this year. None have come close to the level of the 2009 I drank at 4 and 5 years old. Typically Howell Mountain wines need at least 5 years and maybe better at 10. I am starting to think because this is a Merlot blend that this is best at the 5 year mark. While still good not the great mouth filling texture as in the past. I would drink this sooner than later.

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  12/7/2014 - Johnfromspokane wrote: 88 Points

  Disappointing. Not a lot of character for this expensive a bottle. Didn't improve over two days, either.

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  5/7/2014 - Glenn Gilbert Likes this wine: 94 Points

  close to my ratings of the 2008 and 2009 vintages (see there), except that flavor intensity and balance were closer to the outstanding 2008 scores and the 50/50 mix of cab and merlot adopted in the 2009 vintage is maintained; Vivino shows a $140 average on-line price from external shops as of 4/22/2022

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