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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The dense, dark raspberry color of this versatile wine opens up to a nose flooded with strawberries, a little plum and a hint of evergreen. Plums, strawberries, and oak, are richly layered and nicely balanced with a soft, long fruit and oak finish. This soft and rich blend is fruity enough for sipping as an aperitif, yet bold enough to accompany cheeses, pasta and many red meats. This is a really enjoyable, flavorful red wine for many occasions. - This Merlot boasts bright flavors of cherry sorbet with just the right amount of spice. Opening up with a rich plum and blackberry nose you are left with a hint of oak and leather. A round rich bodied wine that starts with a bright fruit of plum laced with oak and a long fruity finish. A rich wine with soft tannins.
- Explodes out of the glass with bold aromas of freshly baked blueberry pie, vanilla and toasted brioche, while notes of chocolate covered espresso beans add another layer of complexity. On the palate, this well-balanced, full-bodied wine delivers flavors of cherry cider, red currant, cardamom, hints of sandalwood and bold tannins with an appealing sour cherry finish.
- This gentle and elegant Zinfandel is designed to accompany rich foods such as pasta, rich cheese and red meats, while not overpowering them. A soft and elegant, plum fruit with a slight flavor of the vineyard open up this medium bodied wine with many layers and a lovely balance of ripe fruit and oak, followed with a medium long fruit and oak finish. Your experience with this wine will open with a dark, dense ruby color followed by jammy plum and ripe blackberry nose with a touch of oak. A perfect wine to share with friends and family over a hearty meal.
- Best served chilled, the medium straw color of this Symphony and Sauvignon Blanc blend, opens up to an aromatic apricot and peach nose with a hint of banana and orange rind. The bright lively fruit of apricot and a hint of Muscat flood your mouth with your first taste. Sweet, yet tart; lean, yet full with a medium long, slightly sweet finish.
- There’s a science, but also a bit of magic that goes into blending our Alchemist wines. To make this carefully crafted Pinot Noir, we source our fruit from our favorite parts of our partners’ vineyards, drawing and blending from the beautiful palette of the Willamette Valley to create a refined and intensely vibrant wine, rich with red berry fruits. This is a wine for elevating everyday moments to the realm of art. Tastes of raspberry, dark cherry, and baking spice
- Dark ruby and garnet core with a crimson rim. Concentrated and intense; nuances cocoa, forest floor, truffles and red currant back up dark cherry and kirsch. A slight capsicum note gives this wine its varietal thumbprint without being overbearing. Round and generous with great flavor intensity and a persistent finish, this wine is seductive and polished.
- This 100% varietal Semillon is from our estate vines planted in 1981. Twenty five percent was aged in French oak. The rest was aged in stainless steel. The citrus and spice flavors are superb with asparagus, crab, shellfish and other seafood.
- This Southern Rhône-style blend has dark fruit and floral aromas and rich, black cherry flavors with herbal and mineral notes. Enjoy with robust preparations such as pork roast, cassoulêt, or braised rabbit.
- Grapes are from Frank Alviso’s 40 year-old organically farmed vineyard. Intense cherry aromas and mouth filling, lingering flavors of raspberries, black cherries and pepper define this classic Amador Zinfandel. Enjoy with barbeque, burgers, pizzas or ratatouille.
- It is wonderfully deep in vigorous young fruit and is decked out with a full measure of sweet oak. It never once loses its very firm grasp on black currants, nor does it let up in richness at any point on its way
- This is a big, young, rather tough Cab, tannic and thick. The blackberry flavors have to swim up to the surface from murky depths. But it’s dry and balanced, and has the stuffing for the cellar.
- It is wonderfully deep in vigorous young fruit and is decked out with a full measure of sweet oak. It never once loses its very firm grasp on black currants, nor does it let up in richness at any point on its way
- Tantalizing aromas of plums, raspberries, & toasty dark chocolate. On the palate this wine exudes the flavors of a freshly baked plum tart with hints of red berries & vanillin on the finish.
- Grapes are from Lena Esola’s 101 year-old gnarly head-pruned vines. This old vine Zinfandel has layers of spicy dark fruit aromas and complex cherry and plum flavors. Enjoy with grilled lamb chops, spicy tomato pasta dishes or hearty roasts and stews.
- Aged in stainless steel, this crisp Sauvignon Blanc has lovely citrus, pear, and tropical fruit flavors. Enjoy with grilled swordfish, raw oysters, or a lemon-seasoned roast chicken.
- The Eola-Amity Hills blend highlights dark, red, juicy fruits ranging from cherries to strawberries, while a hint of white pepper with spice of vanilla, roses and violets dabs the nose. A gentle layer of fresh ivy undertone gives this blend a pleasant and graceful aroma. In the mouth, volume and a creamy attack move into a generous mid palate where textural tannins create length and play in concert with an explosion of dark fruit on the back of the palate.
- Upon opening you get a handful of different fresh berries. After two hours of aeration it reveals a darker, more complex side, with spices, wet earth, and wood tones. The palate is structure and the wine shows no hint of green.
- This Riesling is a pretty, delicate wine. The nose has hints of peach, apple and honey, while the pallete starts with tart apple that leads in to honeyed peach .
- This wine is an off-dry Riesling. A nose loaded with citrus, honeysuckle, and hints of minerality, leads into a luscious, full-bodied and well-balanced wine.
- Crisp, fresh, and balanced. Lovely melon and citrus flavors in perfect harmony. A joy with baked grouper w/ mango salsa on a warm summer evening!