2008 Leonetti "Reserve" Walla Walla Valley Bordeaux Blend This is a beauty with

This is a beauty with incredibly complex aromatics

smoky edge to the finish

This is a lightweight Cristal

Firmly structured but provided with fine bubbles and an aromatic aftertaste there is really finesse in this very well-made and distinctive sparkling wine

The contours are a bit angular

2008 Leonetti "Reserve" Walla Walla Valley Bordeaux Blend This is a beauty with*Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2011* In comparison with the 2008 Cabernet, this is the bigger wine, less sleek, more chewy. As it opens in the glass, the aromas display incense scents, and there is assertive, blocky, chewy fruit especially black cherry. The tannins are also bigger, blockier, more substantial than the Cabernet. With hours of breathing time, exotic spices (saffron and more) emerge. (PG)