2008 Leonetti "Reserve" Walla Walla Valley Bordeaux Blend

*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)