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Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley 2009
More than 30 years after Gary and Nancy Figgins founded the winery—the first in the Walla Walla Valley—Leonetti Cellar continues to make lay-down-worthy wines that stand among the state’s best. Here second-generation winemaker Chris Figgins crafts a cabernet sauvignon for the ages, loaded with opulent fruit, earth, and barrel flavors. $88 http://www.seattlemet.com/bars-and-night…
Leonetti is only okay, and this comes from someone with some in his cellar. If you have that much money, buy d'Armailhac or something like that for less.
My opinion is it is very good wine, but high priced. The small amount of extra "goodness" is not worth being 3x to 4x the price of some very nice wines. But your mileage may vary.
@5 is right. Leonetti is overrated and overpriced. It's great wine, but it's still coasting on the fumes of its 1978 cab. There are better places to invest your wine dollar, even right here in little ol' Washington. If you do buy a Leonetti, aerate the f out of it. You can't coax its full flavor out of it - you have to wrestle it.
There are a ton of WA wines out there with more bang for your buck. Off the top of my head, Gramercy, Waters, Cadence, Mark Ryan, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
Their cabs (or Bordeaux blends) are just as good if not better, and run $30ish less a bottle.
Leo gets credit for being around at the beginning, but an entire industry has built up around them.
I unwittingly posted this to the comment thread before this one first, but I think you might all possibly be wrong here. According to Google, the #1 result for Leonetti's is Leonetti's Frozen Foods. So, this could also mean STROMBOLI (all-caps theirs) shipped in from Philly and nuked to perfection for the honored freinds to enjoy with dinner.
Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley 2009
More than 30 years after Gary and Nancy Figgins founded the winery—the first in the Walla Walla Valley—Leonetti Cellar continues to make lay-down-worthy wines that stand among the state’s best. Here second-generation winemaker Chris Figgins crafts a cabernet sauvignon for the ages, loaded with opulent fruit, earth, and barrel flavors. $88
http://www.seattlemet.com/bars-and-night…
#1 says the wine is great
#5 says the wine is only okay
Gracias, that should help
Their cabs (or Bordeaux blends) are just as good if not better, and run $30ish less a bottle.
Leo gets credit for being around at the beginning, but an entire industry has built up around them.