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2015 B. Leighton Olsen Brothers Vineyard Petit Verdot

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January 16, 2022 - $52

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RATINGS

95Jeb Dunnuck

...beautiful blue fruits, violets, sappy green herbs, and a kiss of graphite to go with a full-bodied, concentrated, seamless style on the palate. I love its purity of fruit, it has good acidity, and present yet polished tannins...

93The Wine Advocate

...full-bodied and powerful, with an ample core of fruit framed by rich structuring tannins, and it has a long, savory finish... ...a very superb standalone expression of Petit Verdot, and certainly the most powerful wine in the range...

92Wine Spectator

Plush and polished, showing a complex core framed by fleshy blueberry and cherry flavors, accented by licorice and spice notes that linger on the finish.

92+ Vinous / IWC

Full ruby-red. Crushed blackberry and boysenberry, licorice and menthol on the rather inky nose, accented by violet and black pepper. Densely packed but not at all hard, conveying an inky cast to its brambly dark berry, spice and violet flavors. Benefits from the added richness of the 2015 vintage, but perhaps most impressive today on the very long, rising, firmly tannic yet suave finish--not to mention for its refined texture...

REGION

United States, Washington, Yakima Valley

Yakima Valley AVA was the first AVA created in Washington State. The valley, a 600,000-acre area in south central Washington, was granted AVA status in 1983. In 1984 Columbia Valley was given AVA status, and Yakima Valley was enclosed within the Columbia Valley AVA. Nevertheless, Yakima Valley remains home to the largest concentration of vineyards and wineries in the state. There are more than 60 wineries and some 16,000 vineyard acres, and nearly 40% of Washington wines are made with Yakima Valley grapes. The most frequently planted grape is Chardonnay, followed by Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Winemaking here dates to 1869, when a winemaker from Alsace planted grape vines. Vineyard planting and wine production plodded along slowly until the early 1980s when numerous modern pioneers started making well-reviewed Yakima Valley wines. Some of the state’s newest, most closely watched appellations, including Red Mountain AVA and Horse Heaven Hills AVA, are contained within Yakima Valley.