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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Sdr69 on 5/4/2024: I know these are meant to be opened with 15-20 years of age, but I couldn't help myself. As this was my first Togni, curiosity got the best of me. After a 2 hour decant, I was surprised at how bright, red-fruited, it was. Easy to drink, dark red cherries and red licorice, etc. But it soon became very astringent and really quite unpleasant to drink. After another 4-5 hours later, this wine underwent another transition to something that just started to become enjoyable. The last sip was by far the best. No ranking, too early to judge, but these are the kinds of wines I want in my cellar as I firmly believe this will be magnificent many years down the road. Cheers ... (157 views) | | | Tasted by McLaney on 9/18/2023 & rated 91 points: After an hour, opened up. Will wait to open the rest of these, some time will do it justice. (1234 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 3/11/2023: 2023 Napa in the City: Tasting & Lunch (The Pool/Grill): It’s just a miss that we haven’t spent more time with Togni and I’m not entirely sure how that happened. We love mountain wine and wine that is made to last and Togni is both of those. Located towards the top of Spring Mountain - approximately 2k in elevation. This is majority Bordeaux Blend - 82% CS, a blend of CF, Merlot, PV - but interestingly enough it also has just a few clusters of Cinsaut from the vine that had been planted back in the 1800’s. The vines are the vines and they are all blended together early in the process so the wine has the same distribution each year. This was lovely. Herbal and classic and old school in style. Less fruit than some others but much more interesting balancing notes. A wine that I will keep out more of an eye for going forward. (2205 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 10/27/2022 & rated 96 points: Small US new arrivals tasting hosted by a merchant. A darker style of Cali cab with dark cherry, bramble berry, leather, crushed pepper, black tea and dark chocolate. Fresh herbs and a splash of spice round off the picture. There is clearly baby fat, but the balance is flawless and the tannic structure seamless. A heavyweight that manages to avoid any sense of being overpowering. (2463 views) |
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Vinous, The 2019 Napa Valley Cabernets: A Deep Dive (Jan 2022) (1/1/2022)
(Philip Togni Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Napa Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Napa Valley’s Thrilling 2018s & 2019s, Parts 1 & 2 (Jan 2021) (1/1/2021)
(Philip Togni Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| 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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