The inaugural 1982 San Leonardo opens to a transparent, garnet-ruby color with veins of dark amber that give the wine inner luminosity. The color intensity is preserved very nicely as is the aromatic integrity of the bouquet. You no longer get a clear vision of the fruit, but you are awarded a bouquet that is elegant and graceful with accents of cassis, licorice, dried lavender, cola, balsam herb and menthol. The tannins are relaxed to the point of being ultra polished and finessed. They flow over the palate like shimmering silk. Because the wine has held together this long, I'd venture that it can go another five years, maybe more. The bottle I tasted from sat still for one week before being served so all the sediment would settle. I'd suggest decanting this wine not more than one hour before serving. It evolves quickly in the glass to reveal some oxidative tones if kept too long.
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