🏰 The 2006 San Leonardo is considered a masterpiece in the making, exuding elegance and sophistication. A slightly cooler summer season helped cement the wine's aromatic complexity and fresh acidity. It's a great vintage that has only begun to find its true voice and needs more cellar aging. The wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, and Merlot. It's a dark, alluring, and seductive vintage, richly displaying crushed black cherry and plum, offset by exotic sweet spices, tobacco, and dried florals. Textural depths give way to ripe blackberries with a subtle citrus twang, complemented by stimulating minerality and juicy acids. An air of savory herbs develops over a coating of fine tannin. It shows dark fruit purity with black plum, blackberry, cassis, and tarry prune, with a delightful note of black pepper. 【 A masterpiece in the making, exuding elegance and sophistication with striking inner perfume and fabulous overall balance 】 🍴 This "well-muscled stallion" would pair beautifully with rich red meat dishes like slow-braised beef, venison stew, or aged hard cheeses. Prolonged decanting (four hours or more) is suggested if drinking sooner. 🥂 Ideal for a special dinner, a vertical tasting of San Leonardo, or for collectors looking for a long-aging Italian classic.