2016 Leonetti Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley Reserve
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The 2016 is dark and earthy in the glass, with a captivating bouquet of exotic spices and dusty dried flowers giving way to black raspberries and fresh mint. It's soft and round, with ripe red and black fruits elevated by juicy acidity. The 2016 is already quite enjoyable today, finishing remarkably fresh and clean, leaving only a subtle coating of tannins and hints of sour cherry that add a lovely tension. In 2016, only about 1/3 of the fruit was picked before rain moved into the area in October. The result is a softer, more accessible, yet still highly enjoyable Reserve.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
James Suckling
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Bright red-ruby. Very dark, vibrant scents and flavors of blackberry, cassis, boysenberry, licorice and violet. Incredibly silky and concentrated on the palate, with terrific mineral lift intensifying the wine's fruit. The remarkably long, slowly building finish features noble tannins. It's hard to scrape this off the palate, and yet this brilliant wine shows no excess weight. Incidentally, this wine is made from all four of the estate's vineyards plus some old vines in Seven Hills. Should be very long-lived.
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