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 exhibits a sensational nose of black raspberry and berry fruit, a supple, full-bodied, expansive, savory mouthfeel, wonderful purity, heady glycerin and a full-bodied mouthfeel. This sexy Zinfandel can be drunk over the next 3-4 years. - This wine shows magnificently, with its clean, mango-scented nose, bright and fruity (yet refined) mid-palate with a slightly tangy lingering finish. Crisp, light and refreshing. 100% Single Vineyard Source - MacLeod Family Vineyard in Kenwood, CA.
- Beautifully understated, today’s blend is right up a Cab lover’s alley. Juicy, concentrated notes of dark fruit are paired with toasty dark spices, baker’s chocolate, espresso bean, sweet tobacco leaf, and touches of sage and rosemary.
- This Cabernet greets the palate with rich and robust flavors of black cherries, plums and cassis followed by oak notes of sandalwood and vanilla. These dark flavors produce a dense textured mouth feel that combine with soft sturdy tannins, followed by a long silky smooth finish.
- A powerful and brooding wine which exhibits aromas of black cherry, licorice and bittersweet chocolate. Upon entry it has a sweet fruit entry with great concentration and depth of flavor, firm tannins, and an exceptional long finish.
- This elegant Merlot greets the nose with rich aromas of ripe cherry and violets, followed by a lush mouth feel with layers of blackberry, currant, and a touch of chocolate. These flavors combine with soft and supple tannins to create a long, silky smooth finish.
- Inky black in color with aromas of blackberry bramble and subtle mint notes. Black fruit flavors are followed with oak toast and a big mouth filling structure .
- This wine is accentuated by aromas of blackberryand mocha, and intensified on the mid-palate with flavors of boysenberry and subtle pepper spice. The smooth finish leaves silky, lingering tannins.
- Inky black in color this wine shows aromas of blackberry and leather with oak adding sweet caramel notes. Immediately on entry the wine shows flavors of black fruit, bittersweet chocolate and coffee which lingers through the finish with well- balanced acidity and fine tannin structure.
- From winemaker Ty Caton, enTycement is a sexy and approachable wine crafted to “entice” and attract you to the world of our fine red wines. With or without food, enjoy with only the most entycing company. Red fruit forward with sucullent notes of blackberries and leather.
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From 1973 to 1982, Walter Schug made some of the most memorable Cabernet Sauvignons and Bordeaux-style blends in California history as the founding winemaker for Joseph Phelps Vineyards. His own Bordeaux blend exhibits the same finesse, intensity and ability to age that have made his earlier wines valuable collectors items. Cabernet Sauvignon from the valley floor and Carneros Merlot compliment the well structured fruit from Rancho Salina, a volcanic soil vineyard high above the Sonoma Valley in the southern end of the Mayacamas Mountains. It has dense color and structure, bright aromas of violets and blueberries, and ripe fruit flavors reminiscent of cherries, chocolate and cassis. Well-integrated tannins, oak and acidity give it a rich texture and a long, elegant finish. It drinks well on release paired with rich meats and cheeses, and will reward cellaring for 10 or more years. -
This classically structured Merlot is crafted in the Bordeaux style that Walter Schug pioneered in California while wine master of Joseph Phelps Vineyards (1973 to 1983). The Merlot grapes were grown on the Sangiacomo Vineyard in the Carneros district of southern Sonoma Valley. This cooler microclimate provides the longer growing season necessary for Merlot to ripen slowly and develop maximum flavor. Added complexity comes from a blending judicious amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc grown on the Rancho Salina and Horne vineyards farther north in Sonoma Valley. It has a spicy bouquet, deep color and exhibits full-bodied flavors of cherry, blackberry and spice. Try it now with grilled fish, pasta, lamb and steaks, or cellar it for 5 to 7 years.