Wine Spectator Score: 93

Robert Parker Score: 94

Tanzer Score: 94

Other Scores: 98

State: Washington

Region: Columbia Valley

District: Walla Walla Valley

Type: Still Wine

Color: Red

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintage: 2008

Size: 750ML

Brand: See more from Leonetti Cellar Winery

Sku: 142221

Price: $99.99

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Wine Spectator Review:
Supple, generous and inviting for its pure currant, blackberry and wet earth flavors that pulse on the lively, expressive finish. Tannins are present, but well-integrated. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2018.

Parker Review:
The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon is a bigger, more structured wine. Dense, layered, and with a suave personality, it will continue to blossom for another 5-6 years and should see its 20th birthday in fine form.

Tanzer Review:
Deep, saturated ruby-red. Sweet aromas of cassis, coffee and licorice. Superconcentrated, voluptuous and seamless, with outstanding density of fruit. The compellingly sweet, urgent dark berry flavors carry through to an extremely long, broad, sweetly tannic finish. Not at all dominated by oak Chris Figgins told me that his family is using less and less American oak, and that no new American barrels were used for this cabernet.

Other Notes:
Dense, aromatic, layered and rich, this wine explodes from the glass with scents and flavors of concentrated berries, cassis, black cherry, and more. The vines have reached a mature stage that amplifies the fruit and keeps the generous barrel flavors in perfect balance. The barrel notes roll on in a chorus of toasty accents, and the finish is as good in the last minute as the first whiff from the glass. Placed #2 on Wine Enthusiast's "Top 100 Wines of the Year" of 2011 listing.