December 14, 2023 - Sensational wine, far exceeding expectations for its age & 2nd hand nature. With the band back together [Jon and Tom and Tom], paired brilliantly with filet oscar style @ Laurelhurst JaKs.
March 21, 2023 - Exquisite
November 9, 2019 - Opaque purple in color. 14.5% ABV. Sublime nose of black fruits, cassis liqueur, tobacco and violets. Dense, concentrated and super silky. Exceptional balance. Black currants, raspberries, coffee and chocolate on the palate. Tremendous length on the finish. Great wine that is aging brilliantly. This will easily cruise to twenty years of age. Best over the next 4-6 years.
July 14, 2019 - Like-new cork. Youthful nose & color. Ripe, not a hint of green. Bright cassis, well resolved tannins. Good acidic lift. Many years ahead of it. Last bottle in my cellar :(
March 18, 2018 - Gorgeous nose of black currants, dried flowers and woodsy notes. On the palate the currants are joined by blackberry and cedar. Medium tannin with relatively high acidity, the structural components form a nice counter to the ripe fruit, keeping it all in balance. Probably the most Bordeaux-like Leonetti we have ever had, reminded us of a top quality St. Estephe. Plenty of time left. www.advinetures.ca
August 26, 2017 - decant for a few hours - beautiful bouquet of blackberries cherries a little choicolate and a very long finish----- very very nice
January 1, 2017 - Dacanted 2 hours and then poured. Extraordinarily aromatic. Bordeaux like.
Boy did i sense Lavendar flowers after the dried fruits and then I read the note of CT member DREDWARDO. Who used the term "confected" and I totally agreeed ...... boom an epiphany of sorts. What an apropos note.
This wine has depth and elusiveness. It is eXtraordinary for a WA CAB. Try nailing down some notes and others emerge. Still young and maturing. This wine has easily 10 more years. Wait !
July 9, 2016 - Sweet, confected & somewhat one-dimensional
July 21, 2015 - Spectacular wine. Drinking beautifully right now. Smooth, resolved tannins, creamy cherry fruit.
This was the first wine of a 10 wine double blind tasting. All raved about it. Final result was #2 WOTN against the likes of 2000 Lafite Rothschild, 2001 Ornellaia, 2005 Schrader, etc. Amazing result of the night was the #1 WOTN, a $5 ringer from Spain. All participants left the dinner contemplating the sale of their cellars.
December 21, 2014 - Fabulous bottle of wine. Silky smooth, and still very vibrant and alive. Butter-like texture with creamed black fruits that coat the tongue and provided a perfect compliment to the steak we had at Capital Grill. A very special bottle of wine, shared with very special friends, that didn't disappoint. How many times when selecting a wine for the evening do you move past some of your top bottles, thinking "Is this the right night?" Too many for me. Glad I pulled the cork on this one.