Whitehall Lane 2014 Leonardini Cab

The Leonardini Estate Cabernet Sauvignon comes from handpicked blocks in Whitehall Lane’s Estate Vineyards. This 2014 wine was made from grapes grown in three of the Leonardini Family’s seven Estate Vineyard properties. It included select vineyard rows of Cabernet Sauvignon from the Oak Glen and Millennium MM Vineyards. The Petit Verdot was harvested from our Fawn Park Vineyard in St. Helena. The wine was aged in 80% French and 20% American oak barrels for 22 months.

93 POINTS - "The 2014 Leonardini Estate was still in barrel, waiting to be bottled after 27 months in 65% new French oak. Sweet cedary notes intermixed with licorice, tobacco leaf, blackcurrant and blackberry are all present in this wine, which has terrific fruit, a full-bodied mouthfeel, low acidity, and good purity and richness. Range: 90-93" - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

91 POINTS - "Smells of great ripe black fruit, coco powder. Some fresh suede along with some tobacco, and a hint of rose. The Leonardini tastes of blackberry and cherry pit. There’s also some dusty earth & dried leaves on the palate. This is a deep rich Napa Cab that has great fruit presence with some distinct notes of terroir and bright acidity to make you want more." - S. Kleinfeld Certified Sommelier

90 POINTS - "Tomato leaf, dried herb and cedar are offered on the nose and palate of this wine, which is well-integrated in oak. Full-bodied and grippy, it's youthful in structure, with final notes of pencil shavings and focused acidity." - Wine Enthusiast

Socialy Rated 4+ / 5 STARS!

This is a classic Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine has a deep, intense color and a distinct fruit center that begins with black cherry, violet and currant aromas. It is well balanced, elegant and sleek on the palate, delivering very long berry and cherry flavors through to the finish. The underlying tannin structure, complexity and ample fruit guarantees rewards to the patient collector over the next 12 or so years (about 2028)