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2008 Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon
- Walla Walla Valley, USA
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 152 / 750ml
- Red - Bold and Structured
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Since 1999, this wine is released as Walla Walla Valley. In older vintages, it was labeled under different AVAs: Columbia Valley, American Cabernet (1996) or Washington State.
Critic tasting note: "Dense, aromatic, layered and rich, this wine explodes from the glass with scents and flavors of concentrated berries, cassis, black cherry, and more. The vines have reached a mature stage that amplifies the fruit and keeps the generous barrel flavors in perfect balance. The barrel notes roll on in a chorus of toasty accents, and the finish is as good in the last minute as the first whiff from the glass." - 98/100, Wine Enthusiast
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Highlights
- From Walla Walla Valley, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 152 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Bold and Structured
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Leonetti Cellar is one of Walla Walla Valley's pioneering wine producers. It was established in 1977 with plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling, and now makes a range of wines from Cabernet, Merlot, Sangiovese and Aglian...
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- Region or Appellation
- Producer Notes
- Cabernet has always been and continues to be our standard bearer and that of the entire Walla Walla Valley. We feel it is suited here perhaps even better than its native home of Bordeaux.
- Alcohol ABV
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14.4 - 14.7%
- Sweetness
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Dry
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec & Petit Verdot
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Chris Figgins
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Cork
- Ageing
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22 months in new French oak barrels, once-filled French oak barrels, and neutral oval botti.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Lamb kreatopita Starter Course
- Meat in filo pastry
- Contains: lamb mince
- Greek
- Ribeye steak Main Course
- With red wine sauce
- Contains: entrecôte
- Western
- Belted Galloway T-bone Main Course
- Tender marbled beed from a traditional Scottish breed
- Western
- Manchego Cheese Course
- Spanish
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Overall, the 2008 vintage was good but, for most regions, it stopped short of being truly excellent. It is also worth mentioning that much of the 2008 vintage would suffer in the wake of the 2008 global recession, which heavily disrupted the financial world.
In Europe, the growing season was cooler than usual, resulting in a ...
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