LEONETTI CELLAR RESERVE 2009  |
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| | | Item: | 298075    | | Size: | 750 mL (25.4 oz) | | Type: | 2009 VINTAGES | | Release Date: | 2013-05-07 | | Producer: | Leonetti Cellars, Llc
| | Location: | USA - Washington State | | Price: | $189.00
Price History | | Style: | Red Wine
| | Alcohol: | 13.0% | | Varietal: | Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot
| | Sugar Code: | D | | Rating: | 95 |
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| There is currently no description for this product - it was added on 2013-06-13. |
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The wine known simply as Leonetti 2009 Reserve is, in fact, 92% Cabernet Sauvignon (the rest Merlot), a major departure from the norm of two-thirds to three quarters established in its previous eleven vintages (other exceptions being 2000 and 2001 when the Cabernet share dipped to less than half). Interestingly, too, Petit Verdot vines have contributed a significant share of each earlier Reserve bottling since their first crop, 2000, but this year dropped out on account of having been hit by the late frost. While at 14.7% virtually identical in alcohol to the corresponding Cabernet Sauvignon bottling, this 2009 Reserve comes off as significantly fuller-bodied. It also misses the vibrancy of its ostensibly lesser sibling. 'For the reserve,' notes Chris Figgins, 'we look for lots that are more backward and brooding,' and he certainly was rewarded this year. Ripe, lightly-confitured cassis and mulberry are mingled with toasted nuts, peat, and dark Burley tobacco. High-toned suggestio |
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