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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A noble wine whose berry-fragrance and flavor is a famous mixture of currants and cassis. It ages beautifully in our new French oak barrels, in that ancient tradition interplay of time and tannin, to a deep, clear taste between medium and full-bodied that can only be described as classic Cabernet. - The Celani Family Vineyard's prestige wine Ardore is a Cabernet Sauvignon, matured in fine French oak barrels where the lees are allowed to settle to the bottom as the wine is filtered naturally by its own weight, and is never stripped of any of its fragrance and flavor. The grapes used to create Ardore come from the most respected farms in the Napa Valley.
- Deep and full-bodied, Tenacious is a proprietary red wine that is nearly as popular now as Cabernet Sauvignon, but with more softness and less tannin to please the plates of those who favor these traits. Estate-grown and bottled, Tenacious matures unrefined and unfiltered for 22 months in new French Oak. You will not see "Reserve" on the label of this wine because it was built to be enjoyed today.
- Aged in neutral oak barrels for 4 months, this wine is exploding with aromatics of strawberries, cranberries, spiced pomegranates, dried wild flowers, and the most subtle note of freshly peeled orange. The flavors are a lively expression of strawberries, red raspberries, cranberries and watermelon crisp. This Rosé is a light, charming seamlessly balanced and delicious wine.
- The non-new oak portion was aged and fermented in a concrete egg-shaped vessel. Malolactic fermentation was inhibited in order to retain as much of the grape's natural acidity as possible. The aromas are very expressive and exotic with pineapple, Bosc pear skin, white strawberry, peaches with cream, powdered quartz, green tea and white flowers. The entry is rich with plush Chardonnay flavors, oily and a creamy minerality. The beautifully balanced acidity frames the wines concentration and yields to a lengthy pleasant finish.
- Exotic aromas of pineapple, granny smith apple, bosc pear skin, mineral-infused cream and white flowers leap from the glass. In the mouth this wine is crisp, clean, and delicate oozing with tropical flavors ansd subtle notes of crushed rocks and lime citrus. This wine will be deliciously refreshing over the next few years.
- The wine is dark, deep purple/blue/black in color, with penetrating aromas of ripe exotic berries, loganberries, dusty plums, graphite and black raspberry. Flavors show off great extract and intense Merlot varietal character with hints of mocha.