Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (750ML)

98 JD / 95 JS / 95 DE / 94+ VM / 94+ WA

The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon checks in as 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% each of Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc from a mix of sites in the heart of the Walla Walla Valley. Its dense purple/plum color is followed by beautiful bouquet of pure cassis, leafy tobacco, chocolate, spicy oak, and graphite. This carries to a powerful, concentrated, burly, yet incredibly well-balanced Cabernet with a great mid-palate, a layered, building, powerful texture, beautiful tannins, and outstanding length. This blockbuster, serious, age-worthy beauty needs 3-5 years of bottle age (it will probably take a decade to hit maturity) and will have 2-3 decades of longevity.--Jeb Dunnuck

Aromas of blackcurrants and dark cherries, together with walnuts, licorice and dried rose petals. It’s full and structured, with fine-grained tannins that are firm and slightly chewy. Juicy and mellow fruit hiding underneath. Creamy finish. Better after 2025. - James Suckling

One of Washington's iconic wines year over year, a blend of six estate vineyard sites and only 82% Cabernet. Floral aromatics of dried rose petals and violets transition to smoky frankincense, crushed stone and bay leaf. A well-knit palate of fresh ripe strawberries, mint, crushed stone and tobacco leaf. Streaks of graphite minerality pull you towards the finish, marked by fresh notes of eucalyptus and green peppercorn.-Clive Pursehouse, Decanter

Dark and imposing, the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon unfurls in the glass with an intense blend of exotic spice, incense, dried orange peel and mentholated blackberries. This flows like fine silk draped across the palate—seamless and refined, with polished red fruits and rosy inner florals. It's only in the finish that the 2020 flexes its structural muscle, leaving the senses clenched with saturating tannins as a bitter wild berry concentration slowly fades. This dramatic Cabernet Sauvignon will pay dividends in the cellar.--Eric Guido, Vinous Media

With a generous nose bursting with mocha, blackberry essence and dusty boysenberry, the 2020 Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon offers an enticing aroma of black cherries in syrup. Vibrant notes of crème de violette and bitter dark chocolate further enhance its freshness and voluptuousness. Full-bodied and concentrated, the wine boasts a weighted mouthfeel with power and precision, complemented by firm gripping tannins and succulent acidity. Its broad-shouldered and generous profile evolves gracefully, leading to a long, spicy finish that has me craving flame-kissed chops and steaks from the grill. The wine spent 22 months in new and once-filled French oak and neutral botti. 35,664 bottles were produced.-Anthony Mueller, The Wine Advocate

82% Cabernet Sauvignon
6% Malbec
6% Petit Verdot
6% Cabernet Franc

Vineyards:
Seven Hills
Loess
Mill Creek Upland
Serra Pedace
Holy Roller
Leonetti Old Block