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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jlhkiss on 2/13/2023 & rated 92 points: Solid old-school Napa cab with hard frame, supple-sweet fruit (cherries, blackberries, plums), savory notes (coffee, dark chocolate, sweet tobacco) and rich tannins. Drink 2023-2030. Technical score: 92. Enjoyment score: 92. (362 views) | | | Tasted by Nutty08 on 8/22/2021 & rated 94 points: Followed over 2 night. Excellent on night 1 if a bit tight, but stellar on night 2. Definitely shows the house flavor profile in an accessible fashion. Terrific nose of eucalyptus and floral red fruit notes. Still rather pure red fruit on the palate with strong savory and almost green (but elegant) herbal flavors on the palate. Has eucalyptus vibe-- but it's inviting and intriguing rather than off putting. Fine mild tannins and lengthy finish, but turns a bit dry on the tail end. Such a unique expression of mountain Napa cab. Exquisite. (1006 views) | | | Tasted by Opie gone bad on 7/13/2020 & rated 89 points: Medium body, a little higher acidity than I would like. Disjointed flavors and textures. Not a typical Philip Togni Tannark Hill. Plenty of dark fruit on the nose and also something in the neighborhood of green bell pepper. Yeah I know. On the palate baked plums and lots of black cherry and other fruity goodness. Finishing with slight vegetal and earthy notes. Not at all the lush beautiful masterpiece I have had and still expect from a bottle of Tanbark. I did not sense that the bottle was in any way defective. Just not terrific grapes. It pains me to give a less than stellar review of a Philip Togni wine. He is one of Napa Valley’s greatest. Hopefully the rest of the ‘15 Tanbarks in my cellar will drink like they should and I can come back and amend this review. (1039 views) | | | Tasted by Omar Khayyam on 11/2/2018: way too early to drink this: opens up slowly over the course of two days but still very primary fruit (cassis) and does not give much away at this stage. Good balance, not overly heavy so more food friendly and elegant, although there is absolutely some new oak and sweet cali fruit as well in there somewhere. I would say drink around 2025. My only bottle. Now: perhaps 88-89, but surely with potential for 91-92 in a few years. (1991 views) |
| Philip Togni Producer website Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Spring Mountain DistrictWikipedia article on the Spring Mountain Distric AVA. |
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