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All Wines from Leonetti Cellars
Inventory updated: Wed, Jan 15, 2025 04:02 PM cst
Our vintages of Leonetti Cellars wine currently include: 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Flickinger Fine Wines' inventory of Leonetti Cellars wine is listed below. We have an excellent and vast assortment of fine wines to choose from. If you do not see what you are looking for, give us a call and we can suggest another Leonetti Cellars vintage or even another producer that we are sure you will enjoy.
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Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
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Order |
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| Leonetti Cellars |
2017 |
Mill Creek Upland Red Wine  |
$150 |
1 |
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JD 95+ (4/2020): The 2017 Mill Creek Upland is a darker, smoky, black-fruited wine loaded with notions of blackcurrants, licorice, hot asphalt, and lavender. This rich, full-bodied effort has a deep, rich, concentrated mid-palate, loads of tannins, and a great finish. It’s another long-term prospect. Located in Walla Walla and made by Chris Figgins, Leonetti Cellars is one of the benchmark estates in Washington. They produce a bevy of Bordeaux blends, with their Cabernet Sauvignon and Reserve functioning as the flagship wines. They also make a tiny amount of their single vineyard releases, all of which showed brilliantly for this report. Unquestionably, these 2017s are up with the crème de la crème of the vintage. While the 2017 vintage is generally forward and approachable, that’s not the case here and these wines are going to benefit from bottle age.
VM 93+ (12/2020): Bright ruby. Inkier and more withdrawn on the nose than the Loess, with its aromas of blackberry, cassis, licorice and minerals complicated by bitter chocolate and a medicinal quality; showing its Petit Verdot side today. Surprisingly dense, pliant and sweet on entry but still quite youthfully inky, medicinal and black in character, and in need of time in bottle. A seriously thick, mouthfilling wine with impressive dimension and superb penetration and power. Finishes with strong, broad, slightly clenched tannins and slowly building violety persistence. This is also easier to taste than its 2016 predecessor was a year ago but it's still a very firmly structured, painfully young wine--and more tannic than the 2017 Loess. Stephen Tanzer. |
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2011 |
Reserve Proprietary Blend |
$129 |
3 |
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VM 94+ (12/2014): (14.1% alcohol; 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 7% each petit verdot and Cabernet Franc): Bright, dark ruby-red. I might have identified this as a white wine from the nose, which offers citrus and gooseberry aromas lifted by a floral topnote. Then pure and intense in the mouth, with an element of citrus zest, suggestions of tropical fruits and a strong sour cherry candy quality that reminded me of a top Pomerol. Very densely packed, savory and dry, with strong acidity giving it a light touch. The wine’s serious tannic spine calls for extended cellaring. A singular wine with great eclat—but will it ever surpass the estate’s flagship cabernet bottling?
WS 94 (10/2014): Refined, elegant and expressive, popping with juicy currant and blackberry fruit and shaded with hints of allspice, black pepper and bay leaf, lingering harmoniously on an open texture. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2026. 1,028 cases made.
WA 93 (6/2014): The 2011 Reserve is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot and 7% Cabernet Franc that spent 20 months in once-filled French oak barrels. Offering more black cherry, black currant, licorice, tobacco and spring flower-like qualities on the nose, this serious 2011 has fantastic mid-palate depth, integrated acidity and a medium to full-bodied, seamless and elegant personality that’s hard to resist. It too will drink beautifully through 2031. |
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2021 |
Reserve Proprietary Blend |
$229 |
6 |
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| WA 95+ (3/2024): The expressive and bold 2021 Walla Walla Reserve is layered with abundant dusty dark red and black fruit essences, complemented by subtle notes of brown baking spices, juicy tobacco and cedar. Mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with 14% Malbec, 7% Petit Verdot and 4% Merlot, this wine offers an immensely powerful and seductive nose of dusty red flowers and succulent spices. Although full-bodied and generously layered, this beauty is still tight and requires at least two more years in the bottle to reach its full potential, promising to age gracefully for over two decades. Your patience will be rewarded. Decanting is recommended. The wine rested for 22 months in a mix of new and once-filled French oak. Just under 12,000 bottles were made. |
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2013 |
Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon (1.5 L) |
$235 |
1 |
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WA 96 (6/2016): Leading off the 2013s, the 2013 Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon comes all from estate vineyard and is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot and 7% Malbec, all of which spent 22 months in new and once used French oak. It’s vibrant purple color is followed by classic notes of crème de cassis, violets, tobacco leaf, lead pencil shavings and graphite. This full-bodied, ripe, yet still elegant Cabernet (which checks in at 14.7% alcohol) has terrific purity, ripe, polished tannin and a great finish. It has the purity and finesse to drink beautifully today, but it will have 20-25 years of overall longevity.
VM 93 (11/2016): (70% new French oak): Bright red-ruby. Very sexy aromas of blueberry, dark raspberry, pomegranate, mocha, cola and top-quality oak, lifted by violet and mint high tones. Very rich, deep, creamy wine, with its intense, vibrant red and darker berry flavors accented by spices. Slightly edgy acidity and youthfully clenched tannins call for patience; I would not be at all surprised if this seriously structured but plush and very long wine eventually merited an even higher rating.
WS 92 (8/2016): Broad and expressive, with a sense of elegance to the savory-accented black cherry, berry and underbrush aromas and flavors, wrapped in fine, firm tannins. Best from 2018 through 2023. 2,876 cases made. |
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2018 |
Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon (1.5 L) |
$218 |
1 |
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2020 |
Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon |
$114 |
4 |
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2021 |
Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon |
$124 |
4 |
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| WA 95 (3/2024): Made with the addition of 7% Petit Verdot, 5% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec, the 2021 Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon is a broad, structured and generously layered wine. It exhibits a full-bodied and complex profile with juicy freshness, fine-grained tannins and a dusty essence of dark red and black fruits. Ending with a plummy finish, this wine promises to evolve and drink even better in the coming years. The wine matured for 22 months in new and once-filled French oak barrels and neutral oval botti. |
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2019 |
Walla Walla Merlot (1.5 L) |
$199 |
1 |
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| JD 93 (5/2021): The 2019 Merlot is juicy and up-front, with lots of black cherry and blue fruits as well as medium to full body, ripe, soft, ultra-fine tannins, a good sense of freshness, and classic tobacco, graphite, and spice aromas and flavors. Drink this sexy beauty over the coming 10-15 years. |
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2020 |
Walla Walla Merlot |
$159 |
2 |
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2022 |
Walla Walla Merlot |
$99 |
6 |
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| WA 93+ (3/2024): Deeply colored and extracted for a Merlot, the 2022 Walla Walla Merlot displays mocha notes with plum and blackberry compote with soft notions of brown baking spices that sway from the glass with a firm, mineral essence. Full-bodied, the palate is still tight with firm,. gripping tannins that will release with additional years in the cellar yet will remain food-friendly for the next decade. The wine spent 15 months in a mix of new and used French oak and neutral botti. |
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2018 |
Walla Walla Sangiovese |
$132 |
1 |
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2018 |
Walla Walla Valley Reserve Red Wine Lightly Scuffed Label |
$229 |
2 |
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2020 |
Walla Walla Valley Reserve Red Wine |
$189 |
2 |
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| WA 94+ (3/2024): A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2020 Walla Walla Reserve is bright, fresh and expressive. Its juicy dark red and black berry essences are followed by notes of French oak and baking spices and seductive dusty floral notes that grasp your attention. Full-bodied, firm and tight, the mouthfeel is generous yet strict. The wine continues to evolve over the long, lingering finish that has me craving flame-kissed ribeyes. |
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