Reviews & Ratings

2005 Leonetti Cellar Merlot "Columbia Valley"

Winery: Leonetti Cellar

Vintage: 2005

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Columbia Valley"

Wine Category: Merlot

Grape blend: 85% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, & 7% Petite Verdot

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Columbia Valley

State or country: WA

Price: $65

Cases produced: 2,900

KWG Score: 92.5 (based on 6 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Not Reviewed

Wine Review: Not Reviewed

Winemaker Notes: This impressively dark merlot has an amazingly pure nose of exotic floral aromas, perfectly ripe red and black fruits, crème cassis and vanilla cream, smoke, and violets. It had great fat and depth as it spreads across the palate. Representative of the vintage, it is perfectly balanced with precision acidity, seamless tannin, and a sweet long finish. We feel this wine is the epitome of Washington’s finest Merlot’s. Enjoy for the next 15+ years.

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