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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No component dominates and all work seamlessly together in an unctuous package. An interplay of textures and flavors, with stunning aromas of blackberry, dark fruits, dried fruit, black cherry, red fruits such as strawberries, spices, flowers, minerals, graphite, roasted herbs, baked dark bread and chocolate ganache are integrated and proportioned across a foundation of perfect mouth feel, cohesive acidity, and unctuous fruit. - Juicy and ripe, with terrific, vivid blackberry cobbler, plum, huckleberry, licorice, spice and floral overtones. Offers great concentration and dense tannins that stay out of the way of the sandalwood, espresso and cedar details as they crescendo on the finish.
- Imagine pomegranate and strawberry braised with Provençale Herbs; a fresh ocean breeze with madrone, pine, and oak treas. Velvety and voluptuous softness, a ripe peach-like roundness and built on airy, sculptured tannin frame. This classy, complex, crowd-pleasing new-world blend excites all old world red-wine lovers.
- Sourced primarily from Biale’s estate vineyards in the Oak Knoll district. Round, plush, a gentle grip of perfectly ripe tannins, a spectrum of red and dark fruits – raspberries, cherries, blackberries, watermelon, bright vivid aromas, fine-grained texture, star anise, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, black and white pepper, cocoa, subtle nuanced oak. Age worthy, compelling, decadent: a beautifully proportioned Napa Valley Zinfandel. If cellared well, this wine will continue to improve for the next 3-5 years.
- Bold, complex and quite ripe, with black raspberry and smoky spice aromas and cherry, toasty sage and herb flavors that pack a slight burn on the finish. For fans of the style.
- Fragrant, fruit-packed and luxurious on the palate, the 2012 Old Kraft Vineyard Zinfandel is perhaps our favorite vintage - so far. Gentle tannins, rounded edges and an array of blackberry, black cherry, black tea, plum preserves, warm stones, shoe leather, and brown spice notes evolve in the glass and promise a bright and long future in the bottle.
- Texturally near perfect and brimming with fragrant dark fruit – blackberry, cherry, plum, ollalie berry compote, currant liqueur, clay, baked clay, fresh Provençale herbs, meatiness and minerals galore. This is a superb rendition of a classic Napa Valley red wine – showing all the attributes of the valley world renowned. Some years in the cellar will broaden the palate even further and add more grace notes to its already broad spectrum of aromas.
- "No component dominates and all work seamlessly together in an unctuous package. An interplay of textures and flavors, with stunning aromas of blackberry, dark fruits, dried fruit, black cherry, red fruits such as strawberries, spices, flowers, minerals, graphite, roasted herbs, baked dark bread and chocolate ganache are integrated and proportioned across a foundation of perfect mouth feel, cohesive acidity, and unctuous fruit.
- The mature and old vines here produce a St. Helena/old-world style Zinfandel that is at its heart alluring, charming, feminine, cuisine compatible, and incredibly inviting to sip and savor. Stone fruit, cherry, dried cherry, apricot, dried strawberry, red vines, vanilla, oatmeal cookie, fine tannins, and stony mineral notes.
- Plush, with fine-grained tannins and a distinctive espresso note, revealing plenty of ripe blackberry, black cherry and plum flavors. Dried violet, cedar and toasted spice hints chime in on the finish.
- Pale color. Aromas of citrus- grapefruit, and white fruit. Nice weight and mouthfeel, with bright citrus and grass flavors and nice underlying acidity.