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2018 Leonetti Cellar Sangiovese

VN  95   
JS  94   
JD  92   
WA  90   

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November 30, 2025 - $46

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RATINGS

95Vinous / IWC

Blood orange zest, red cherry candy and tobacco leaf alongside shades of red currant jelly, all march in unison. The palate shows bright acidity and wonderful freshness. The purity of red fruit here is brilliant as layers of pomegranate seed, red raspberry cordial and cran-cherry flavors mingle with minerals, pipe tobacco and smoky minerals. This finishes exceedingly long.

94James Suckling

Sour cherry, currant, plum leaf, oregano, orange zest and cedar on the nose...medium-to full-bodied... Vivid and structured with bright acidity...savory character.

92Jeb Dunnuck

Lots of pure black cherry fruits as well as notes of leafy herbs, spice, and a kiss of graphite emerge from the glass...medium-bodied, with nicely integrated acidity and a great, balanced mouthfeel.

90The Wine Advocate

Possessing a deep, dark expression...opens to generous notes of black cherry, dark, dusty plum and nuances of dried herbs. Medium to full-bodied, it displays an undercurrent of bright acidity before the densely weighted wine sits on the mid-palate, showing some oak essence and dusty red flower tones. The wine concludes with a long, chewy finish...

PRODUCER

Leonetti Cellar

Leonetti Cellar was the first winery in Washington State to produce wines that earned acclaim from out-of-state collectors. Founded in 1977 by Gary Figgins, who still runs the winery with his wife and son, the Walla Walla Valley winery today includes 214 acres of vineyards planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sangiovese, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Though Figgins had no formal training in winemaking when he and his wife started making wine in the 1970s, Figgins comes from a family of Italian immigrants who homesteaded in the Walla Walla Valley in the early 20th century. His grandparents served him diluted wine when he was a child, and his interest in winemaking was piqued in the 1970s when he visited Napa Valley. Leonetti’s signature wines are big, lush Cabs and Merlots and Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “no one on earth makes Cabernets and Merlots with quite the same panache as Gary Figgins…They are sexy, lush and boisterous.”

REGION

United States, Washington, Walla Walla Valley

Walla Walla Valley AVA likes to call itself the Napa Valley of Washington, and given the concentration of well-reviewed wineries in the appellation, the comparison is understandable. The Walla Walla appellation is comprised of 340,000 acres, of which 1,200 acres are vineyards. Walla Walla is located in the southeastern corner of Washington and it extends slightly into northeastern Oregon. It is named after the Walla Walla River Valley, and the city of Walla Walla is the commercial center of Washington’s wine industry. The city was founded in the 1840s by the Hudson’s Bay Company as a trading post, but as early as the 1850s farmers were planting grapes for winemaking. Prohibition shuttered winemaking in the early 20th century, but a winemaking renaissance started in the 1970s when Leonetti Cellars, still one of the state’s most acclaimed wineries, started producing acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon. Walla Walla’s AVA status was awarded in 1984 and today there are more than 100 wineries. Cabernet Sauvignon is the most frequently planted grape, followed by Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese Chardonnay and Viognier.

TYPE

Red Wine, Sangiovese

This red grape is largely grown in central Italy. As the sole component or in a blend, it gives us Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino and Super Tuscans, among other favorites wines. The name is derived from the Latin for “blood of Jove.”

VINTAGE

2018 Leonetti Cellar Sangiovese

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