Philip Togni Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014

Philip Togni Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014A true Napa legend, the Philip Togni Vineyard Cabernet is an age worthy, classic style of California Cabernet. Each bottle has decades of potential and shows unmistakable high elevation, mountain character. The estate Cabernet is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with about 15% Merlot and Petit Verdot, cofermented. Vineyards are volcanic soils with some granite, quartz and clay. Aged in about 40% new Bordeaux barrels with the rest being 1 year old. "In our

delicate finish

The head winemaker at La Rioja Alta S

The 2017 spring concentrated the cold in low lying parcels meaning that the majority of vignerons lost buds in their Bourgogne or even Aligoté parcels

which after more than forty years of ageing result in this intensity and complexity of aromas

The palate is fresh and mineral but an incredible density to the wine imparts a long finish

An unusually warm and dry autumn was followed by a rather rainy winter with low temperatures on the final part of the season

rolled pebbles store heat during the day and release it at night

Hints of saline can be detected

The perfectly integrated sensations of chocolate and liquorice give way on the finish to hints of mint which confer great freshness to the bouquet

The extra concentration of the vintage has brought an additional dimension to this younger vine cuvée (RP)

freshened by balsamic notes

perhaps longer where well-stored