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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Made from 100 percent Syrah grown in sandy, granite-laden soils, this old-school Crozes-Hermitage offers rustic notes of lightly roasted meat, leather, olive tapenade and cracked pepper, which add complexity and intrigue to a core of dark cherry and red currant fruit. Subtle floral and spice notes emerge in the background, clinging to the long, satisfying finish. - (60% Syrah, 40% Gamay) It is hard to conceive of a more sheer joyous and brilliant wine in this lighter vein. Masterfully combining the complementary virtues of perfumed Syrah and snappy gamay, it slides down the throat with the ease of a serpent and then tempts you to commit non-stop sin.
- (100% Marsanne) Initially suggestive more of Burgundy than the Rhône on account of its subtly smoky notes and firm underpinning of acidity, with air this wine blossoms beautifully to display a succulent, apricot palate. Fermented and aged in four-year-old Vosges barrels, it is a remarkably intelligent synthesis of Burgundian technique and Rhône character. An original.