Leonetti Cellars is to Washington as:

a. Anheiser Busch is to St Louis

b. E&J Gallo is to California

c. Opus One is to Napa

d. Jack Daniels is to Tennessee

e. Antinori is to Chianti

Leonetti is the name of all Washington wines that is most closely associated with the industry to which it belongs. They continually produce quality wines that have a very high demand.  Most of their wines are only available via a mailing list.  I’ll go ahead and say that their 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon was the best wine I’ve ever had, but we’re talking about the Merlot tonight.  Leonetti produced nearly 3,000 cases of this vintage Merlot, and it’s listed at a $60 retail.

What I thought: Smokey and hot with some nice fruit, this is a really good Merlot that didn’t give me that soft mouth feel that I seem to find in so many Merlots.

According to Leonetti: The wines nose consists of bright floral aromatics, elderberry, red and black crème fruits and spicy yet subdued notes of balsam, pencil shavings, and pine. The palate is broad and fat with a soft, long, yet lively finish that brings back merlot lovers to this wine again and again.

Back to the question. I’d say that someone could make an argument for f. all of the above, but the best answer is c.