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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This wine displays crispness with integrated flavors of pear and peach. Sleek and focused, it is a refreshing wine with medium weight and a touch of minerality. - “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.”
- These Chardonnay grapes are selected vineyards in the Casablanca Valley. This region is known for the strong Pacific maritime influence and also being recognized as Chile’s first official “cool climate valley”, ideal for the production of white wine grapes. The Reserva Chardonnay is unoaked and has a golden color and is fresh and clean on the nose with notes of lime and vanilla in the mouth, it is crisp, dry and refreshing. Also available in half bottle sizes.
- Greenish-yellow color. Pungent pineapple, tangerine and peach aromas are complicated by smoky minerals and brown spices. Rich and weighty but energetic too, offering sweet citrus and tropical fruit flavors and a chewy texture. Nervier on the finish, which features a note of lemon peel and very good clarity and persistence.
- Argyle Chardonnay is an exercise in purity. No bells or whistles, this 100% Dijon Clone Chardonnay is fermented half in stainless steel and half in neutral oak barrels. Argyle Chardonnay is all pure fruit focus and precision. The middle palate is ripe with melon and peaches, balanced with an underlying, subtle creaminess. The natural acidity is buoyant and fresh, finishing long and clean. Totten Inlet mussels steamed in sweet corn, chilies, cilantro and lime.
- Nuthouse Chardonnay is all about the interplay of savory texture and mineral edge. There is a satisfying and long lasting richness that is hard to define in words. A chord which travels from the back of the palate, through the spine and into the crust of the volcanic soil of the Willamette Valley. Fresh cut wheat, lemon sabayon, crêpes suzette, and delicate flake pastry. There is a degree of convection, the concerted, collective movement of groups or aggregates of molecules within this chardonnay, one may say the third dimension. It brings dreams of char-grilled crustaceans and blackened squid.100% barrel fermented.
- Artisan Chardonnay shows a color of Golden straw. It shows rich aromas of honey dew melon, apple and mango. On the palate it has a full rich body, lush fruit flavors of honeydew, crisp apple with notes of lychee and honey.
- Palette Reserve is produced using the best vineyards available to our winemakers. Like brush mixed colors, grapes are crafted to produce wine of distinct character. This Chardonnay is bright and tropical with fresh pineapple and grapefruit . Delightful as ana aperitif or paired with your favorite white meats and salads.
- A beautiful crisp North Valley Chardonnay blended with Chenin blanc, and symphony. Lovely and fruit forward.
- Fruit-focused, with lush flavors of tropical fruit and peaches.
- This Estate Chardonnay has aromas of fresh white nectarines and notes of vanilla. Bright fruit flavors are followed by a touch of cream soda. They are complemented a rich, round mouth feel and lingering tropical flavors. The finish is balanced with good acidity and is sure to please!
- This blend offers aromas of honeysuckle, jasmine, nutmeg, ripe pears, lemon chiffon and breakfast melons. Flavors of Bartlett pears, ripe lemons, Fuji apples and honeydew melons are wrapped in a veil of subtle minerality and Asian spices. The bright, fresh fruit flavors are enhanced by a touch of sweetness and racy acidity.
- This Chardonnay opens with notes of freshly cut pears framed by balancing acidity. Fresh, vibrant and a sure bet for Chardonnay lovers.
- This wine displays bright fruit and crisp acidities all finishing with an light, creamy texture. The fruit is sourced from the breathtaking Solomon Hills area in Santa Maria Valley. With the Pacific coastline only a few miles away, the constant maritime influences the grapes to make this a most memorable bottle of Chardonnay.
- With aromas of pineapple, pear and papaya, this wine has a rich caramel entry leading to a lush mid-palate of pear and pineapple. The long lingering finish is a delightful blend of citrus and butterscotch.
- This wonderful wine is a brilliant straw-yellow color, full of tropical fruit aromas, a hint of oak, and with vanilla and butter rounding off of this expressive nose. Notes of Meyer lemon rind, green apple and fresh almonds blend gracefully with a touch of custard on the lengthy finish. It is full-bodied and balanced on the palate with a long lingering finish echoing ripe fruit.
- Striking yet expansive, it develops over the palate with sophisticated creaminess and racy acidity. Captivating flavors of white peach, brioche and quince compote layered with exotic hints of vanilla and saffron, with an enigmatic, enduring finish.
- The non-new oak portion was aged and fermented in a concrete egg-shaped vessel. Malolactic fermentation was inhibited in order to retain as much of the grape's natural acidity as possible. The aromas are very expressive and exotic with pineapple, Bosc pear skin, white strawberry, peaches with cream, powdered quartz, green tea and white flowers. The entry is rich with plush Chardonnay flavors, oily and a creamy minerality. The beautifully balanced acidity frames the wines concentration and yields to a lengthy pleasant finish.
- Pale gold color. Smoky mineral citrus aromas. Subtle minerality and delicate oak note. Good grip. Well-structured and well -balanced and unctuous. Very fine aromas. Well-shaped acidity and delicate oak note. Refreshing finish.
- Pale gold color. Floral fragrances mixed with citrus aromas enhanced by a beautiful minerality. Crisp attack. Well-balanced. Beautiful minerality. Well-integrated acidity. Linear and refreshing finish.
- Pale gold color. Delicate floral fragrances mixed with exotic fruit aromas and spices. Beautiful vanilla note. Well-structured and complex. Chunky with a beautiful texture. Very pure fruit. Long and generous aftertaste.