Leonetti Merlot 09
Leonetti Merlot 09
Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
Leonetti Merlot 07 - One of the most complex aromas I've ever seen on any merlot. Exploding out of the glass are ripe red fruits, candle wax, violet and other floral aromas, caramel, graham crackers, and a puree of bramle fruits. The wine has laser precision and is quite structured for merlot - and while drinking great now, will reward a few years of aging. - the winery
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Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 93 points:
The purple-colored 2007 Merlot contains 7% Petit Verdot. The nose offers up a whiff of new oak along with scorched earth, mocha, black currant, blackberry, and a hint of chocolate. This leads to a medium to full-bodied, opulent wine with layered, savory fruit, succulent flavors, plenty of fine-grained tannin, and a lengthy, pure finish. It will continue to blossom over the next 5 years and present a drinking window extending from 2013 to 2022.
Gary Figgins and son, Chris, keep tweaking things in the vineyards and cellar as they move toward totally biodynamic farming. As usual, their wines are benchmarks against which others must be measured.
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