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1991 Leonetti Cellar Washington Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill

Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit

Very top shoulder fill

Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit

Ends Sunday, 7pm Pacific

RATINGS

95Wine Spectator

...a richly flavored Cabernet, with amazingly supple, complex currant, herb, spice and toasty buttery oak. But as in most of Gary Figgins' wines, the flavors are beautifully integrated, finishing with a long, lingering aftertaste.

91Robert M. Parker Jr.

...exhibits a bold, flamboyant bouquet of herbs, cassis, chocolate, and spicy new oak. The wine is fat, with layers of flavor, gobs of glycerin, a wonderful chewy richness that is the result of low yields, and a lush, concentrated finish...

REGION

United States, Washington

Washington State, with 59,000 vineyard acres, is the second largest producer of wine in the United States. Wine was made in the state as early as the mid-19th century, but Prohibition and, later, restrictive state laws killed the wine making business in the 20th century until the 1960s, when laws changed and large and small producers started making wines. An influential horticulturalist and agriculture professor name Walter J. Clore studied various grape clones in the 1960s to find the best ones for Washington, and by the 1970s Yakima Valley, Walla Walla and Columbia Valley had all become important grape growing areas. The best vineyards in the state are east of the Cascade Mountain range, where hot dry summers and cold winters are conducive to successful viticulture. Numerous grape varieties are grown, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc at the head of the list.

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most widely grown grape varieties, it can be found in nearly every wine growing region. A cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s a hardy vine that produces a full-bodied wine with high tannins and great aging potential.