December 20, 2023 - Gorgeous. Don’t hold much longer. 90 minute decant minimum
January 29, 2023 - New Producer to me and I've liked Cab Sauv wines from Walla Walla. Leonetti is one of Walla Walla's pioneering wine producers, established in 1977. If I had drank this blind I would have guessed a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from a cult Producer. What stood out to me was the intensity, depth, and length of the rich flavors of blackberry, cassis, black cherry, sweet plum, and graphite. At 15 yrs this wine still drinking a little on the young side with 10-15 years ahead of it.
July 11, 2022 - Wow. This was insanely good. Compact and cool fruited. Deep, rich without confection. Long finish. Mostly resolced but not a to. Of tertiary development as yet.. You could have convinced me it was a Pichon Lalande from the same year.
May 21, 2022 - consistent with notes of 1/1/2019
March 6, 2022 - Drank at home with griiled BBQ prime baby back ribs.
Long decant helped us enjoy this most excellent bottle.
Been 3 years since last bottle and I believe this has years to go
January 8, 2022 - Decanted 2 hours, huge nose with tons of complexity and layered notes lasting 25 seconds after swallowing. Drinking perfectly right now. Brought to a tasting night with friends and it was the clear star of the evening. Finished the last glass around 4 hours after opening and it had flattened out a ton, so timing matters with this one.
February 14, 2021 - Phenomenal. Smooth. Relaxed tanin structure.
October 25, 2020 - Strong aroma of artificial black fruits and not much else. Overpowering blackcurrant reminiscent of Ribena. None of the minty dill complexity normally associated with this wonderful producer. The finish was long but all it consisted of was artificial blackcurrant. Decant was 2 hours. Tasted like a $15 cab not a $150 wine. Bummer!
October 25, 2020 - Wow was this good! Black & red fruits with cassis, some earthy notes with well integrated tannins & medium acidity. This could still use a few years for added complexity.
May 3, 2020 - Very fruit forward with soft tannins. Elegant with dark fruit notes.