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 offers up an exceptionally fragrant and complex bouquet of wood smoke, pencil lead, exotic spices, incense, lavender, and blackberry. On the palate it displays impressive volume, a smooth texture, layered flavors, and a lengthy, seamless finish. This impressive effort will continue to blossom for several more years and provide much pleasure. - A very beautiful pomegranate red with intense violet tones. On the nose one picks up a high concentration of mature red fruits such as, raspberry along with toffee. Great mouthfeel a very balanced wine .
- Dense ruby purple in color. This Ambiguous Vinedos has a rich aromatic nose with hints of minerals, blackberries, spice and licorice. This wine has a fabulous concentration and it is plentiful. All the nuances from the nose expand in the palate and bring a full flavor experience from the Tempranillo grapes. The ripe tannins from the grapes blend with the barrel and adds complexity to the wine. Bright cherry flavors with hints of raspberry, vibrant acidity this all provides excellent balance and structure, the finish is full and persistent.
- The tempranillo grapes used for this wine are unique to the region of Tinta de el Pais. They are hand picked from vines planted by the original family in 1920. Fresh with a great aromatic potential accompanied with woodsy oak notes.
- Lively and vivacious cherry red on the glass. The olfactory phase consists of fine aromas of toasted wood on a fond of mature fruit and red earth. Full on the mouth with almost a meaty mouthfeel. Full of fruit, lovely rounded tannins accompanied by a creamy finish of chocolate . Pairs excellently with red meats and cheeses .
- A glass-coating opaque purple, it surrenders an already complex perfume of toasty oak, spice box, incense, espresso, and black fruits. Structured on the palate, it will benefit from an additional 3-4 years of cellaring. Dense, firm, and layered, this lengthy Tempranillo will offer a lengthy drinking window .
- Bold dark ruby in color . Filled with flavors of brazen red fruits such as strawberry and ripe plums, followed with chocolate and tobacco notes. Round and full on the mouth with lovely tannins.
- Luscious, rich and structured full body red. Aromas of minerals, black cherry and spice. Best with meats and cured cheeses.
- The nose shows damsons and plums and is quite floral with violet undertones. The palate is bursting with flavors: forest fruit and red cherries are underpinned by vibrant acidity. The tannins are ripe and sinewy but have a firm grip. Complex and complete. The 2009 is probably the best vintage of Valbuena we have tasted to date. It shows precision and focus but also conveys the richness, concentration and freshness of this great wine.
- Fine and silky in structure, it caresses the palate, while continuing to give a nuanced array of delicate flavors; fragrant roses, black earthy notes, soft blackberries, white pepper are all framed by a gentle freshness.