Leonetti Cellar Merlot (750ML)
From Walla Walla Valley
| Vintage: | 2022 |
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| Description: | 94 JS / 94 Jd / 93+ Wa / 91 Ws. I like the chocolate and Oreo cookie aromas to the black plum fruit. Oranges and bay leaves, too. It's full-bodied, full of character and expansive on the palate, with a toasty, firm tannin frame. Remains elegant. 100% merlot. Drink from 2025.-James Suckling. All Merlot aged in once-filled and neutral oak, the 2022 Merlot sports a vivid ruby/purple hue as well as solid aromatics of ripe black cherries, cedary herbs, dried flowers, and a kiss of background oak. It's medium to full-bodied, has a pure, elegant mouthfeel, polished tannins, and a great finish. It will keep from 10-12 years with ease.-Jeb Dunnuck. Deeply colored and extracted for a Merlot, the 2022 Walla Walla Merlot displays mocha notes with plum and blackberry compote with soft notions of brown baking spices that sway from the glass with a firm, mineral essence. Full-bodied, the palate is still tight with firm,. gripping tannins that will release with additional years in the cellar yet will remain food-friendly for the next decade. The wine spent 15 months in a mix of new and used French oak and neutral botti.-Anthony Mueller, The Wine Advocate. Broad-shouldered and densely structured, this Merlot offers currant, river stone and dusky spice flavors while building tension toward firm tannins. Hands off for now. Best from 2026 through 2033. 1,954 cases made.-Tim Fish, Wine Spectator. |
| Price: | $ 119.89 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Grand Vin Wine Merchants
| Address: |
1003 4th Avenue East Olympia, WA 98506 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 360-350-4896 |
First added to 1000 Corks on April 16, 2024.
