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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Explodes out of the glass with bold aromas of freshly baked blueberry pie, vanilla and toasted brioche, while notes of chocolate covered espresso beans add another layer of complexity. On the palate, this well-balanced, full-bodied wine delivers flavors of cherry cider, red currant, cardamom, hints of sandalwood and bold tannins with an appealing sour cherry finish. - This gentle and elegant Zinfandel is designed to accompany rich foods such as pasta, rich cheese and red meats, while not overpowering them. A soft and elegant, plum fruit with a slight flavor of the vineyard open up this medium bodied wine with many layers and a lovely balance of ripe fruit and oak, followed with a medium long fruit and oak finish. Your experience with this wine will open with a dark, dense ruby color followed by jammy plum and ripe blackberry nose with a touch of oak. A perfect wine to share with friends and family over a hearty meal.
- Best served chilled, the medium straw color of this Symphony and Sauvignon Blanc blend, opens up to an aromatic apricot and peach nose with a hint of banana and orange rind. The bright lively fruit of apricot and a hint of Muscat flood your mouth with your first taste. Sweet, yet tart; lean, yet full with a medium long, slightly sweet finish.
- The dense, dark raspberry color of this versatile wine opens up to a nose flooded with strawberries, a little plum and a hint of evergreen. Plums, strawberries, and oak, are richly layered and nicely balanced with a soft, long fruit and oak finish. This soft and rich blend is fruity enough for sipping as an aperitif, yet bold enough to accompany cheeses, pasta and many red meats. This is a really enjoyable, flavorful red wine for many occasions.
- This Merlot boasts bright flavors of cherry sorbet with just the right amount of spice. Opening up with a rich plum and blackberry nose you are left with a hint of oak and leather. A round rich bodied wine that starts with a bright fruit of plum laced with oak and a long fruity finish. A rich wine with soft tannins.
- This 100% varietal Semillon is from our estate vines planted in 1981. Twenty five percent was aged in French oak. The rest was aged in stainless steel. The citrus and spice flavors are superb with asparagus, crab, shellfish and other seafood.
- This Southern Rhône-style blend has dark fruit and floral aromas and rich, black cherry flavors with herbal and mineral notes. Enjoy with robust preparations such as pork roast, cassoulêt, or braised rabbit.
- Grapes are from Frank Alviso’s 40 year-old organically farmed vineyard. Intense cherry aromas and mouth filling, lingering flavors of raspberries, black cherries and pepper define this classic Amador Zinfandel. Enjoy with barbeque, burgers, pizzas or ratatouille.
- Grapes are from Lena Esola’s 101 year-old gnarly head-pruned vines. This old vine Zinfandel has layers of spicy dark fruit aromas and complex cherry and plum flavors. Enjoy with grilled lamb chops, spicy tomato pasta dishes or hearty roasts and stews.
- Aged in stainless steel, this crisp Sauvignon Blanc has lovely citrus, pear, and tropical fruit flavors. Enjoy with grilled swordfish, raw oysters, or a lemon-seasoned roast chicken.
- It is wonderfully deep in vigorous young fruit and is decked out with a full measure of sweet oak. It never once loses its very firm grasp on black currants, nor does it let up in richness at any point on its way
- This is a big, young, rather tough Cab, tannic and thick. The blackberry flavors have to swim up to the surface from murky depths. But it’s dry and balanced, and has the stuffing for the cellar.
- It is wonderfully deep in vigorous young fruit and is decked out with a full measure of sweet oak. It never once loses its very firm grasp on black currants, nor does it let up in richness at any point on its way
- Tantalizing aromas of plums, raspberries, & toasty dark chocolate. On the palate this wine exudes the flavors of a freshly baked plum tart with hints of red berries & vanillin on the finish.
- Crisp, fresh, and balanced. Lovely melon and citrus flavors in perfect harmony. A joy with baked grouper w/ mango salsa on a warm summer evening!
- Lovely floral, blueberry and black fruit aromatics jumps from the glass of this dark purple-colored wine. Firmly structured with plenty of tannin, it possesses a nice underbelly of flesh that comes across as pure, full-bodied, and complex after additional bottle age. There appears to be a lot going on with this cuvee and should last 15+ years.
- One sip is all it takes to understand that this is a vital, impressive and possibly profound wine. A blend of 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, it displays the voluptuous richness of a Heidi Barrett wine, but also shows a firmness of character and a structural dryness that elevate it. Exceptionally flavorful in blackberries and cherries.
- Seduction in a glass. Richly concentrated, juicy and dense with woodland berries, ripe dark cherry, bergamot and fig, handsomely accentuated by nuances of warm spice and molten dark chocolate. Supple and beautifully complex with stunning depth creating perfect harmony between both texture and flavor all the while offering a lengthy, generous, decadent finish.
- Medium red. Spicy redcurrant and strawberry on the nose, with subtle earthiness and musky herbal character. Bitter cherry and cracked pepper flavors possess impressive concentration but are a bit wound up today. Air brought up sweeter raspberry, then a big hit of bitter cherry pit. The tannins are standing out right now.
- Bright red. Spicy redcurrant and strawberry on the nose, with a zesty white pepper quality adding energy. Shows deeper cherry and plum on the palate, but also offers vibrant minerality and a suave floral pastille character. Finishes with a crisp, exotic orange peel flavor and impressive length.
- Layers of fruit flesh out on a broad-shouldered structure, easily filling out the wine’s frame. Attractive spiced notes develop in the glass as this fleshy, radiant Pinot flows through to the generous, inviting finish.