Community Tasting Notes 33

• RayT Likes this wine: 94 points

  May 22, 2023 - First time drinking Togni. This was served at a friend's anniversary dinner, so no formal notes. While I had not drank Togni before I did know they needed to lay down for a while. At 13 years old this wine was smooth and seamless. A french style of wine that was drinking really well.

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• Frank1960 Likes this wine: 95 points

  April 29, 2022 - Let it breathe for 2 hours, super smooth, elegant wine.

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• ddingley Likes this wine: 94 points

  March 8, 2022 - Very interesting, the green bell pepper on the finish along with the general herbaceous quality with red/blue fruit would have had me confidently going with Bordeaux in a blind tasting. Decanted a few hours and then had the last glass on night two after reading the notes here—it might have slightly improved but didn’t change much. Wish I had held longer after reading the notes here but this was much enjoyed.

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• forceberry wrote: 93 points

  February 4, 2022 - A blend of mainly Cabernet Sauvignon (80-85%) with some Merlot (approx. 15%), Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot (0-5%). Aged for approximately 20 months in oak barriques (40% new). 14% alcohol. Tasted in 2011-2000 Togni Cab vertical.
  
  Dense, dark and fully opaque plum-purple appearance. Sweetish and surprisingly restrained nose with light aromas of fresh blackcurrants, some leafy notes, a little bit of brambly blackberry, light herbaceous notes of cooked bell pepper, a hint of licorice and a touch of asphalt. With some air the nose starts to slowly open up and flesh out. The wine is dense, chewy and full-bodied on the palate with ripe, slightly sweet-toned flavors of juicy plums and blackcurrants, some licorice, a little bit of roasted bell pepper, light inky tones, a glossy hint of toasty oak spice and a woody hint of pencil shavings. The overall impression is quite muscular and tightly-knit with the high acidity and firm, assertive tannins. The finish is dry, ripe and rather grippy with long flavors of sweet blackcurrants, some fresh dark plums, a little bit of savory oak spice, light inky tones, a hint of licorice and a herbaceous touch of roasted bell pepper.
  
  An excellent, quite savory and rather structure-driven Napa Cab that has a slightly Bordeaux-like streak of herbaceous character running through from the nose all the way to the aftertaste, but otherwise is pretty much true to its place of origin with its ripe, very juicy and slightly sweetish fruit. The overall feel is slightly closed and although the wine slowly opens up with air, the overall feel still remains a bit reticent, making me think this wine isn't really open for business at the moment. It is still very youthful and vibrant in taste, and based on the tightly-knit structure, it feels like this wine was built to age for decades, not for years. At +10 years of age this wine is still far from ready and I'd say it still needs at least another decade to perform really well - even if the wine is pretty darn impressive and tasty already. I have no idea how far away the wine is from its absolute peak, but it's obvious that if one wants to taste this wine at its apogee, it's going to take time - but I'm completely sure it'll be worth it. Expect the score to go up as the wine ages.

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• mchern02 wrote: 91 points

  February 4, 2022 - Decanted for two hours and it wasn't even close to open.
  
  Dark blue and black fruit, slightly heavy with a largesse and not much delineation today. Needs a bunch of time but may have upside from here. A bit muddled and not sure where it goes

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Philip Togni
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Spring Mountain District
• UPC Codes 055467847507, 400000313511, 400002358534, 451287357507, 835603001150

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• Pending Delivery 14 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,318 (67%)
• Consumed 634 (32%)

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