Leonetti Merlot 2009
Merlot from Walla Walla Valley, Washington
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ratings pedigree (past vintages):
winemaker's notes:
The 1992 vintage of this wine was ranked #4 on the Wine Spectator's Top 10 Wines of 1994
Merlot 78%,
Cabernet Sauvignon 13%,
Malbec 5%,
Cabernet Franc 3%.
Beautiful dark color. The warm 2009 vintage produced
a very fine and generous Merlot. It is already drinking
gorgeously. The wine has a stunning bouquet of berries,
fresh blooming flowers, cedar shavings, and mocha. On the
palate, it is incredibly long, lush, and soft, with pure fruit and
melted caramel. This is a truly hedonistic Merlot and a fine
example of why I love making this varietal.
alcohol by volume:
14.3%
critical acclaim:
"Though 2009 was a difficult vintage
for Washington Merlot, this is a truly luscious wine.
It welcomes the taster instantly with massive, generous
fruit cloaked in toasty, chewy, mocha and caramel flavors.
Tasted over the course of 48 hours, it held up well,
developing broad, well-integrated flavors of berries to
complement the hedonistic oak. Sure to be a favorite
among all the current releases from Leonetti."
94 Points
Wine Enthusiast
"A Merlot with admirable restraint, this shows a lively balance of raspberry and roasted meat flavors, finishing against fine tannins. Has freshness and immediate appeal, but there’s more underneath that cellaring could bring out. Drink now through 2019."
92 Points
Wine Spectator
"Deep red-ruby. Very ripe, slightly medicinal aromas of kirsch, black raspberry and licorice. Dense, powerful and dark in the mouth, with a slightly tough quality to the mulberry and licorice flavors. Finishes with good length, but the wine's serious tannic spine and a late peppery quality leave the finish a bit rigid today. Will this tightly coiled, very primary wine unwind with several years in bottle? Chris Figgins notes that very hot weather from mid-June to July was harder on the merlot in 2009 than it was on the cabernet sauvignon, and that the merlot struggled to achieve physiological ripeness.
Rating: 90(+?) "
90 Points
International Wine Cellar
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