LEONETTI CELLAR Merlot, Walla Walla Valley 2013

This wine comes from Loess vineyard, Mill Creek vineyard, Upland vineyard, as well as Leonetti Old Block vineyard. The resultant wine is a blend of 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, with a higher percentage of Cab Franc than I have ever seen being used for this blend, as Cab Franc was most recently used in this blend from 2001-2003 and then in 2009. The wine saw 15 months in new and once filled French oak. The nose begins with aromas of black cherry, prune, cassis, and dill with lightly herbaceous aromatics. The palate has silky texture and wonderful weight. There are flavors of blackberry, red cherry, dill and black plum in this tremendous effort. This serious juice is hard to resist now. (Best 2015-2030) - September, 2015 (OB)


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Wine Specifications


  • Report Date: September, 2015 
  • Producer: Leonetti
  • Vintage: 2013
  • Drinking Window: 2015-2030
  • Estimated Value: $80
  • Country: United States
  • Region: Washington
  • Appellation: Columbia Valley, Walla Walla
  • Importer: David Bowler

 Leonetti Merlot

 

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