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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Delivers plenty of Kiwi character with a little extra complexity and focus - possibly from 10% Riesling co-fermented with the Sauvignon! Juicy, bright, and vivacious with generous flavors of pink grapefruit, passion fruit, lemon, lime, and fresh grass. There's a nice minerality on the mouthwatering finish. Generous, but nicely in control, this will be just as at home on the table as it is by itself on the back deck. - Translucent light garnet. High-toned aromatics, with pomegranate and rose hips on the nose. Light in body and a bit spritzy. Slightly bitter edged herbal finish. With time gains some complexity and whiffs of brown sugar, dried mushroom, barnyard, and sage emerge.
- Purity of aroma typifies Giesen Estate Marlborough Riesling with notes of lemon and lime zest, jasmine, ginger and ‘petrichor’, which means the aroma of rain on dry earth. The palate has a succulent sweetness and intensity, reminiscent of lemon curd combined with the vibrant flavors of mandarin. Lovely and dry, the mineral acidity provides a structural backbone and length to the palate.
- Aromas of cherries, raspberries and violets which marry well with the new French oak and a creamy malolactic subtleness. The smoky oak is prevalent but does not dominate allowing the fruit to express itself. Elegant raspberry and cherry flavors on the palate with a nice structural balance of acids, tannins and oak combined with malolactic richness.
- Bright, pale straw-yellow color with slight green hues, very pale on rim. The bouquet is fresh, tightly concentrated and penetrating with an amalgam of pungent passion fruit and gooseberry aromas, lifted with subtle tropical fruit elements. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, tight and intense flavors of passion fruit are entwined with layers of herbs and minerals. The mouthfeel is rounded with fine textures and soft acidity, but showing good depth and density of fruit weight. The flavors are rich and pungent, revealing a lusciousness and juiciness, balanced and enlivened by lacy acidity on the finish. This is an intensely rich, lush and pungent Sauvignon Blanc with a soft mouthfeel and lacy acidity. Serve with vegetables and salads, and with Mediterranean fare over the next 2 years
- This Sauvignon Blanc is remarkable for its combination of beautiful aromatics, great acidity and depth and complexity of fruit.
- Sinean Table white is a 100% Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand. It has the classic aromas and flavors of the region along with great natural acidity.
- A concentrated, deep super-ripe gooseberry core with apricots and citrus fruit adding complexity. Fresh minerality balances the fruit to help make it very food friendly. Blind River’s unique terroir, with fresh aromatics and minerality, results in a wine that is vibrant, aromatic and complex.
- The Ti Point Pinot exhibits appealing aromas of spicy cherries layered with boysenberry, chocolate, and a delicate wild herb note. Richly textured with dark berry fruit flavors and hints of thyme and warm earth. Fine silky tannins give wonderful length and fine structure.
- Sourced from carefully selected (some of them family) vineyards in Marlborough. The Ti Point Sauvignon Blanc was fermented in stainless steel at low temperatures. The wine had minimal handling to retain freshness and varietal characteristics. The Ti Point Sauvignon Blanc has layers of ripe tropical fruit flavors, well-integrated acidity, and a classic minerality that gives length and an inviting texture.
- Inviting aromas of white peaches; vibrant and well-textured. The acidity and light oak presence allows the wine to evolve in the mouth, leaving a lively stone fruit and citrus flavor. 15% of wine was fermented in oak barrels. The stainless steel tanks and barrels were stirred frequently to impart complexity from the lees. 100% malolactic fermentation.
- Intense flavors of grapefruit and melon. A juicy mid palate with bright acidity and a long finish. The grapes were harvested in cool conditions and gently handled to optimize fruit expression. Low temperature fermentation enhances Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc characteristics.
- Colorful and tantalizing with its cherry, cola, earthy, cinnamon and tea spice scents and flavors gliding smoothly across the palate. This wine is bright and polished with a refined structure. The dazzling acidity keeps the wine dancing on the palate through the satisfying finish that leaves you wanting more.
- Pungent and sweaty but nevertheless inviting, this is a walk on the wild side of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. It’s full-on boxwood and passion fruit; a potent, weighty wine with a intensely feral quality.
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Again, this is staggering value and quality for the volume made of this wine. Plenty of bright, ripe fruit here: passion fruit, lime and ripe melon, smooth and soft. Drink now. -
"Maori for 'gentle breeze,' ranga.ranga is Simon and Vanessa Barker's early-picked sauvignon, caught when just ripe. Their vineyard is near the Blind River in the Awatere Valley, a cool site close to the ocean, where the sauvignon grew deliciously crisp and zesty. The freshness of the wine feels completely natural, the acidity perfectly integrated into a flavor of lemon zest, ready to pour with fresh-shucked oysters. Here in the US, Ed Barker set up the family's own import company, which is how they can offer this wine at the price.