Leonetti Cellar - Reserve Red Walla Walla Valley 2017 (750ml)

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Producer	Leonetti Cellar
Country	United States
Region	Washington State
Subregion	Walla Walla Valley
Varietal	Red Blend
Vintage	2017
Sku	8281

 

Richly colored ruby to the rim. Bolder than the Cabernet bottling, our flagship wine boasts a brilliant bouquet of baking spices, rising dough, and brambleberry pie. Cabernet Sauvignon forms the wonderful foundation and aromatics of this wine. Petit Verdot makes up almost a third of this blend and contributes a phenomenal duet of power and elegance. I often describe Petit Verdot as “the rails” upon which the other varietals rest because of the linear way it strikes the palate. Malbec brings laser-like focus and breadth to the overall fruit profile.

A beautiful, very tight red with currants, dark chocolate, black tea and roasted sea weed. Full body and tight, muscular tannins. It is really tightly wound. A beautiful follow up to the 2016. A blend of 58% cabernet sauvignon, 32% petit verdot and 10% malbec. 

A blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Petit Verdot and 10% Malbec, the 2017 Walla Walla Reserve flirts with perfection. The nose explodes with layers and complexity, offering a frame of elegant spices, picture-perfect ripe fruit essence, dark cherry, black raspberry, spiced plum and redcurrant before subtle hints of tar and purple flowers start to seduce the nose. Full-bodied, showing impeccable weight and balance on the palate, the generously structured wine offers a succulent fruit frame supported by lifting tannins and energetic acidity that continue to unpack across the mid-palate. Driving the finish are long, layered and complex expressions that offer nonstop pleasure, proverbially ending with a spectacular firework display of flavor. Boom!

Grace meets a dynamic structure, with black cherry, allspice and licorice flavors that take on polish and richness toward medium-grained tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2030. 889 cases made.