2610, 2011
Cantina Tollo Listed In Wine & Spirits As Top Co-Op
CANTINA TOLLO "Located in Central Italy's Abruzzo region, Cantina Tollo is a first-level co-op, where the farmers are also the owners of the company. It was founded in 1960 [...]
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“A ripe and fresh nose displays liqueur-like aromas of red and dark berry fruit cut with plenty of earthiness. There is good vibrancy and lovely detail to the rustic but concentrated mid-weight flavors that possess reasonably good depth and length. This should drink well young but should also offer a year or two of upside development potential.” - Bottled at the end of March, the Beaune 1er Cru Les Greves has a fine bouquet of red currant, raspberry and even a faint touch of pine needles on the well-defined nose that expresses the terroir well. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp black rather than red fruit. The tannins are just a little tough at the moment, but there is sufficient fruit to keep it balanced and vibrant. This is a charming Les Greves that deserves just a couple of years in bottle.
- The wine sports ripe red currant and wild strawberry aromas mixed with incense. The palate is vibrant and fresh on the entry with perhaps just a touch of CO2. It exerts a firm grip, demonstrates good weight with fine sucrosity on the finish.
- A brooding and quite somber nose speaks of earthy and floral dark berry fruit aromas dissolve gracefully into rich, intense and focused medium-bodied flavors that possess fine complexity on the firm and somewhat linear finish.
- Displays a wonderful texture, purity and sappiness that will pleas everyone, one of the keys was not to extract too much, in order to extract red fruit flavors from the grape.
- “An exceptionally fresh and pretty nose features notes of lemon peel on the white and yellow orchard fruit scents. There is good volume and plenty of mid-palate fat to the generous and fleshy mid-weight flavors that display fine length and reasonably good depth as well for a wine at this level. An excellent all-around house white.”
- Clear golden with fluffy white head. Light biscuits and grains, dried apricot, very soft taste and feel with velvety orange notes and light herbs. Subtle fruity hops go into a light long lasting bitter finish. Light to medium bodied. Very nice Pilsner actually, better than most of the more experimental Perles.
- Clear Amber with medium white head. Lots of aromatic hops, grapefruit, lime, bitter herbs, biscuits, vanilla cookies, tropical fruit candies, cinnamon. Quite sweet going fast into a medium strong bitter finish. Medium bodied.
- Slightly hazy crisp copper coloured body with a nice bronze glow and a very thin oily tan head. Aroma of yeast, wheat, coriander seed and a touch of curacao and light sweetness. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong yeastie notes up front with hints of alcohol and bitter malt with a touch of spices and herbs, including mint.
- Unfiltered and golden blonde in hue, it has a dense white foam. The hops display an intense expression and the fragrance is a blend of fruits, woods, spices, and floral notes.
- Head is initially large, frothy, off-white, mostly lasting. Body is hazy light amber, bottle conditioned. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, cookie), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), with notes of honey, Juicy Fruit gum, dried mango, banana, alcohol. Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Full body, velvety/creamy texture, soft carbonation, moderately alcoholic. Really nice aroma that reminds me quite a bit of Stille Nacht...very fruity and candyish with lots of layers.
- The champagne is golden with subtle highlights. Has aromas of stewed ripe fruit, particularly quince, but also a discreet note of honey. These are followed by roasted notes and cocoa, which give way to flavours of star anise and nutmeg.
- It is a very strong ruby color with tawny hues. The nose offers a frank expression of developing toasted notes, it is also floral and spicy. The mouth is full and persistent with a nice balance around the volume velvety sensation and aromatic maturity.
- An intense garnet with tawny and purple tints. The scent is varied and floral with a mineral Nature. On the palate it unfolds with burnt notes of smoky bacon and cherry.
- It is an intense golden color with a slight tint of green. The nose offers a hearty expression of candied fruit surrounded by discrete spicy, floral and honey suckle notes.
- To the eye it is Salmon colored with orange hues. Followed by aromas of fresh bread, gingerbread and cinnamon with woody and floral notes. Accompanied by a range of blossom and citrus zest with gentle notes of redcurrant.
- Bronze tones combined with the intense depth of a great red wine. The nobility of red berries offers hints of red currant, cherry and wild strawberry and a spicy touch, not unlike Special Cuvée. Provided with a subtle combination of structure, length and vivacity, with a tannic finish due to the adjunction of red wine and flavors of wild berries
- The wine is a golden color, distinctive of black grape varieties and has very fine bubbles. It has a beautiful aromatic complexity Ripe fruit and spicy aromas hints of roasted apples, apple compote and peaches. A subtle combination of structure, length and vivacity bubbles feel like velvet Pear, brioche and spicy aromas, notes of fresh walnut
- Its delicate color and golden reflections are a sign of the wine’s maturity and Bollinger’s wine-making methods. Great complexity; honey, gingerbread and cinnamon aromas; subtle notes of dried fruits (hazelnut) and dried flowers (lime blossom)
- Amber in hue it has a supple foamy head followed by hints of nuts, caramel and malt. It leads to a dry yeasty finish with hints of alcohol.
- Amber in hue this beer posseses a dense cream head which leaves a nice lacing on the glass. Sweetish, faintly herbal in flavour, it is a tad bit spicy, more dr and hoppy on the finish.