Whitehall Lane Tre Leoni (75cl, 14.7%)

A proprietary Napa Valley red blend built on Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel, bottled at approximately 14.7% ABV in a 750ml format. Whitehall Lane Winery was founded in 1979 along the St. Helena Highway and has been owned by the Leonardini family since 1993. Each varietal is fermented and aged separately for 20 months in French and American oak barrels before the final cuvée is assembled, and the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. The nose opens with ripe black cherry and fresh blackberry, followed by licorice, plum, dark chocolate, cedar, mocha and faint graphite minerality. The palate has concentrated cassis and red currant, building to mixed berry compote and blackberry jam, with toasted walnuts and cacao bean. The finish is long and polished, with round silky tannins and lingering dark chocolate and toasted nut.