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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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.
- Lovely hints of dark fruit accompanied by a more Mediterranean side of black olive and pepper; typical of certain Syrahs. The touch of viognier brings sweetness and a floral hint. Tannins presents a mouth which remains light and silky with a wonderful sweetness as an accompaniment.
- Its color is an intense peony pink. Its bouquet is very aromatic, exhaling scents of small red fruits such as raspberries or black currants. In the mouth, there is a perfect balance between vivacity and mellowness. The final taste is very long, leaving a delicate impression of fruitiness.
- This pale pink unoaked wine has a delicate fresh strawberry nose and a soft rounded finish.
- 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.
- The 1753 Viognier exhibits a terrific bouquet of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, peaches, and tropical fruits. Medium-bodied and filled with fruit yet structured, with good underlying acidity to provide freshness and focus, it should be drunk over the next year.
- Nice and delicate aromas of exotic and citrus fruits. The touch of viognier brings sweetness and a floral hint. Very fresh and balanced month with again this soft exotic touch. Long and nice finish.
- Deep purple, very good fragrant, forward blackcurrant spice, soft silky attack, elegant, herbal, fine tannins, crisp fine finish.
- Intense aromas of cassis, blackberry, and spice, with soft, ripe, tannins on the palate and a lingering finish.
- Layers of dark fruit and crème de cassis, black pepper, roasted meat and mineral aromas on the nose. Big, rich, and full-bodied on the palate, with great intensity and concentration and a long, lingering finish.
- Spicy aromas of crème de cassis, toasted herbs, pepper and roasted meat on the nose. Big, rich and full-bodied on the palate, with a long, lingering finish.
- Crème de cassis, exotic spices and tobacco and leather aromas on the nose. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a long, lingering finish
- Packed with ripe, spicy, meaty, dark red berries, pepper, garrigue and earth, the wine is packed with deep flavors and lusty textures, ending with a still youthful finish.
- Pale pink/salmon in color, with peach, floral and red fruit aromas. Bone dry, with a crisp, mouth-watering acidity leading to a long, spicy, mineral finish.
- Offers aromas of acacia, nectarines and pears on the nose, with a touch of exotic fruit. Bright and well-balanced on the palate, with a long finish.
- Aromas of peach, apple and nectarine, with light floral notes and a touch of minerality. Clean, crisp and fresh, with great acidity.
- Opaque ruby. Sexy, spice-accented blackberry and cherry compote aromas are complemented by suggestions of licorice pastille and violet, with subtle olive and mineral nuances in the background. Shows excellent clarity and energy on the palate, offering bitter cherry and dark berry preserve flavors that become sweeter with air. Lithe, emphatically floral and penetrating, finishing with excellent thrust and smooth, late-arriving tannins.
- Glass-staining purple. Deeply concentrated dark fruit aromas are brightened by zesty minerals and complicated by smoky bacon and Indian spice qualities. Broad and fleshy, with dense cassis and blueberry flavors and a bitter note of cherry skin. Gains freshness with air, taking a turn to brighter red fruits on the finish. This rich, complex wine finishes with youthfully tight grip and lingering spiciness.
- Deep ruby. Sexy, mineral-tinged cherry and red berry scents are complicated by vanilla and wood smoke. Sweet and energetic, offering juicy black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that become livelier and sweeter with air. A suave violet pastille quality comes up on the nervy finish, which shows very good clarity and smooth tannins.