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 signature White Rhone Blend consists of Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Roussanne and Marsanne. Aged in stainless steel, the grapes come from select vineyards in Paso Robles and Santa Barbara County. - Its color is a golden-yellow-green. It exhales fine scents of flowers and white-fleshed fruits. Its characteristic is a well-balanced structure, beginning with a round and fruity taste of peach and apricot and ending on a fresh and persistent note of citrus fruits. Its best aromatic expression is immediately reached in the first year and it continues for two-to-three years.
- Aromas of peaches and country hay on the nose, with just a touch of spearmint and honey. Big, bold and crisp, with great freshness on the palate.
- (100% Marsanne) Initially suggestive more of Burgundy than the Rhône on account of its subtly smoky notes and firm underpinning of acidity, with air this wine blossoms beautifully to display a succulent, apricot palate. Fermented and aged in four-year-old Vosges barrels, it is a remarkably intelligent synthesis of Burgundian technique and Rhône character. An original.
- A seamless blend of Grenache Blanc, Bourboulence and Clairette it expresses hint of limestone and minerality along with a lovely crisp acidity.
- Terre Blanche is a white Rhone blend comprised of Roussanne and Viognier grapes grown on the Westside of Paso Robles in the acclaimed Denner Vineyard.
- Rich aromas of cherry, boysenberry, and cassis; with a hint of cedar, tobacco, and mint. The mouth is filled with ripe jammy flavors of plum, wild berries, and sweet vanilla Round tannins and firm acidity provide a lengthy finish of spice and red fruits.
- Tropical aromas of honeysuckle, pineapple and jasmine, with highlights of passion fruit and vanilla. The mouth is bright and clean, with flavors of white nectarine, pear, and fresh apricot. Firm acidity provides a lengthy finish of citrus, mineral, and spice.