1988 Leonetti Cellar Merlot

Walla Walla Valley, USA

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- $ 55 / 750ml
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Style Red - Bold and Structured
Grape Variety Merlot
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

- Since 2007, this wine is released as Walla Walla Valley. In older vintages, it was labeled under different AVAs: Columbia Valley, American Merlot (1996) or Washington State.
  
  Vineyard notes: "67% Walla Walla Valley Vineyards. Consisting of: Seven Hills, Pepper Bridge Farms, Mill Creek Upland, and Leonetti Estate vineyard. 33% Columbia Valley Vineyards. Consisting of: Bacchus Vineyard (Sagemoor Farms), and Conner-Lee Vineyards."
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Leonetti Cellars

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Region or Appellation

Walla Walla Valley

Washington / USA

Grape Variety / Blend

Merlot

100% Merlot

Style

Red Wine

Red - Bold and Structured

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

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Producer Notes: Merlot is often thought of as Cabernet’s little sister, though we believe strongly that here in the Walla Walla Valley it produces wines capable of standing on their own merits and time has proven this. We grow Merlot on our cooler sites with slightly heavier soils. It is a wine of intensely focused fruit and silky tannins.
Drinking Window: 1991-2003

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 14.3 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: American, French, Hungarian
Ownership: Chris Figgins
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: 67% Walla Walla Valley Vineyards. Consisting of: Seven Hills, Pepper Bridge Farms, Mill Creek Upland, and Leonetti Estate vineyard. 33% Columbia Valley Vineyards. Consisting of: Bacchus Vineyard (Sagemoor Farms), and Conner-Lee Vineyards.

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Ageing: This wine was aged in a mix of new French, Hungarian, American oak barrels for fifteen months.

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Lamb kreatopita Starter Course: Meat in filo pastry; Contains: lamb mince; Greek

Lamb with red wine sauce Main Course: Western

Secreto Iberico Main Course: Shoulder/loin of Iberico pork; Spanish

Cheddar Cheese Course: British

Details

About the Product

Producer Notes: Merlot is often thought of as Cabernet’s little sister, though we believe strongly that here in the Walla Walla Valley it produces wines capable of standing on their own merits and time has proven this. We grow Merlot on our cooler sites with slightly heavier soils. It is a wine of intensely focused fruit and silky tannins.
Drinking Window: 1991-2003

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 14.3 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: American, French, Hungarian
Ownership: Chris Figgins
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: 67% Walla Walla Valley Vineyards. Consisting of: Seven Hills, Pepper Bridge Farms, Mill Creek Upland, and Leonetti Estate vineyard. 33% Columbia Valley Vineyards. Consisting of: Bacchus Vineyard (Sagemoor Farms), and Conner-Lee Vineyards.

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Ageing: This wine was aged in a mix of new French, Hungarian, American oak barrels for fifteen months.

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1988 Leonetti Cellar Merlot, Walla Walla Valley, USA

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All 93 / 100 $ 122 2023 94 / 100 $ 127 2022 93 / 100 $ 127 2021 93 / 100 $ 121 2020 92 / 100 $ 112 2019 93 / 100 $ 103 2018 93 / 100 $ 107 2017 93 / 100 $ 115 2016 93 / 100 $ 121 See moreSee less

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The 1988 vintage was mostly excellent across the board with some serious highlights.

For France – Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Rhône, Alsace and the Loire Valley all enjoyed brilliant vintages with Sauternes, in particular, delivering a star turn. In Italy, both Piedmont and Tuscany had superb legendary vintages as did G...

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