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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Aromas of rose petal, forest floor and earth. Flavors of black cherry, cinnamon stick, slate, wet rock, fleshy fruit with a good mouth grip. This wine finishes with flavors of fruit and oak. Easy drinking and enjoyable wine. - Nice dark color with aromas and flavors of dark dried cherry, hint of cured meats, saddle leather, chocolate and a vanilla finish. This is an easy drinking everyday Cabernet that is great to enjoy with food.
- Dark color with bright fruit aromas, hints of cherry, cassis and mushroom. This wine is very smooth with balanced flavors. Easy drinking with flavors of mint and earth. Long, smooth finish. Drinking well now with some age ability.
- This Pinot Noir has a wonderful aromatic profile of wild strawberry and fresh earth that is accented with sweet-spicy notes and even light floral aromas of violets and alyssum. The palate is smooth and seamless from entry to finish delivering great concentration and weight without sacrificing elegance.
- Shows off a Gorgeous Garnet Red Hue that hints of what is to come. The aromatics are amazing full and dense with wild strawberry and dark cherry fruit qualities, fresh soil, and forest floor earthen characteristics, as well as inviting aromas of toasted bread, sweet spice and cinnamon. Everything from the nose carries through to the palate which has an amazing mount of weight for pinot noir, but is exceptionally smooth and elegant.
- Offers fresh notes of citrus blossoms and sweet hints of Lemon bars right up front. More nuanced character is expressed as the wine unfolds showing ripe pineapple, white peach, vanilla spice, marzipan, and a flinty gun powder minerality.
- Shows beautiful aromas of freshly cut pears, citrus zest, and sweet vanilla. As the wine begins to open up, more delicate floral notes, light clove and spice, and even flinty mineral qualities show through. The mouthfeel is round and full showing the wines amazing concentration and presence on the palate.
- Exhibits a very tropical nose with bright citrus, orange zest, and complex layers of passion fruit, lychee, and white peach aromas, as well as a striking crushed gravel minerality. This wine has great texture, with a ripe, round palate, that is kept in focus with a perfect natural acidity.