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Setting the standard for Washington State wines and earning top scores since its first release over four decades ago, Leonetti Cellar's powerful 99pt 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is the pinnacle of quality, offering rich, concentrated dark fruit with hints of smokey graphite and elegant layered tannins promising decades of longevity, "a perfect blend of power and finesse" according to critic Jeb Dunnuck now offered in very limited quantities at best on the market pricing.
Founded in the Walla Walla Valley in 1977 by Gary and Nancy Figgins years before the official AVA was formed, Leonetti Cellar was the first bonded winery in the region, beginning with only 2½ acres of vineyards and crafting their wines mainly from purchased fruit. Buoyed by the success of their early releases, recalling an epic tasting with Gary and Nancy in 1990, they acquired a parcel on an adjacent hillside just east of the winery at over 1,000 feet of elevation in 2002, planting it with mainly Bordeaux varietals and naming it for the unique well-draining, loose soil in the area called Loess that forces vines to dig their roots deep into the earth. Now encompassing five distinct parcels, Leonetti's estate vineyards enjoy an astounding 300 days of sunshine on average per year that enhances ripeness, while the large range between day and nighttime temperatures paired with Eastern Washington's rapidly cooling Fall weather helps to preserve the grapes' natural acidity. Now run by Gary and Nancy's son, winemaker Chris Figgins, Leonetti's 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon reflects the estate's gradual shift in focus towards vineyard-driven wines with minimal intervention including a restrained use of oak while continuing to maintain quality. Blending mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with a little Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc from four estate vineyards, Chris Figgins aged the outstanding 2019 Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon for 22 months in new and once-used French oak barrels, yielding a classic, balanced Cab with rich, aromatic fruit and crackling minerality with "a long satisfying finish" according to critic James Suckling and elegant tannins built for the long haul.
Described as "unquestionably Washington state's finest Cabernet Sauvignon producer" by Robert Parker Jr. and called "one of Washington’s most venerable wineries" by the Wine Spectator's Harvey Steiman, Leonetti Cellar's top rated 99pt 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a must buy for collectors of age worthy Cabernet Sauvignon, with limited allocations available mainly to the winery’s mailing list. Earning its highest score ever and summed up by Jeb Dunnuck as "brilliant juice," this opportunity to enjoy the 2019 Leonetti Cabernet Sauvignon's spectacular evolution over the next several decades, offered at the best pricing anywhere, is hard to beat. | 
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