Community Tasting Notes 121

• MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  October 9, 2021 - Drank side by side with a 96 Calon Segur. Interesting to try the Cali wines which take the old world influence. This is very restrained for Cali, but next to the CS it's just jumping out of the glass. Lots of fruit. All more restrained in style, but still very much there. Drinking nicely and while the CS kindof opened up in the glass this settled down. Both very tasty.

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• martin_e Likes this wine: 95 points

  February 6, 2021 - Very aromatic with lots of tobacco, cedar, other spices... Similar tobacco-dominated spicy notes on the palate mixed with ripe blackberry. Long finish. It greatly improves with decanting and is drinking great now still showing some structure with mostly integrated tannins, but I don't see a point in aging it any longer

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• S.Wayne Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 26, 2021 - Single blind tasting
  Garnet with some bricking
  Aromatics medium +. Spice/black pepper, blue fruit followed by green bell pepper.
  Palate medium. Acid medium. Tannins medium +, fine on teeth and gums. Alcohol medium +. Black fruit, raisin and olives
  Finish has medium + length. Balanced
  Dry glass notes of spice, cranberry, tobacco, coffee and tomato.
  Interesting, multi dimensional aged California Cabernet
  Drinking well now

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• dsamuel Likes this wine: 95 points

  January 25, 2021 - Dark ruby, almost opaque color with minimal bricking
  Cork intact - saturated approx 80% length
  Medium plus gorgeous aromas of blue/ black fruit and green pepper with graphite/ dry earth elements and a light touch of oak remaining
  Just amazing - really more Bordeaux-like than any California Cab I have experienced
  Fantastic and rather explosive palate of red and black fruit
  Medium plus fine grained and well integrated tannins with medium acidity and alcohol - Finish is extraordinary - 30-60 secs
  Dry glass aromas of tobacco and coffee
  Just the epitome of balance but plenty of life left as the fruit is just perfectly ripe
  Drink now or hold 5-10 more years
  This is the best wine I've tasted in the last six months

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• Marc wrote: 98 points

  December 26, 2020 - Textbook new world Cabernet. The purity of the fruit must be experienced to be believed. The wine is at its peak, but will continue to develop, and likely improve for at least another decade in a cold cellar. Herbaceous notes, a touch of ripe capsicum, fine-grained tannins, endless finish. Totally focused, and very Cabernet, although the prevailing fruit is dark plum. As great a Cabernet as I have had in 2020. Dry cork, but came out in one piece...

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1994
• 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 400002358534, 451287357507

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• Pending Delivery 8 (1%)
• In Cellars 889 (60%)
• Consumed 575 (39%)

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