Cabernet Sauvignon, Philip Togni Vineyard, 2015

Name: Cabernet Sauvignon, Philip Togni Vineyard
Brand: Philip Togni
Price: 1072.33 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

Continuing their practice of releasing ten-year-old library stocks means it is the turn of the 2015 to be released. Coming from a vintage that produced generous, pliant wines, the 2015 is popped and poured and is invitingly open for business; full of ripe cabernet aromas set amongst the very first stages of an aged bouquet. I’d absolutely love to see it after two hours in a decanter, allowing those aromas to unfurl further. Ripe mountain flowers, exotic spice and dark berries prove a compelling mixture. On the palate it offers up notes of mulberry, liquorice and squid ink straight off the bat, with black cherry and sweet spice below, culminating with flavours of roasted plum and Valrhona chocolate. Ripe sweet tannins give it all structure. “We see a bit of ripeness here by our standards” Lisa offered, which illuminates their philosophy as much as the wine. Coasting at ten years of age…

critic reviews

96/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Medium garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate has a very classic nose of cassis, warm plums and crushed blackberries with notions of cigar box, garrigue, damp soil and truffles plus wafts of menthol and underbrush. The palate is medium to full-bodied with a firm frame of grainy tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing long and minerally.

DRINKING WINDOW 2020 - 2045

date of review 06/2018

94/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

A fleshy deep, wine, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate exudes richness and sheer exotic beauty from the very first taste. As always, the Togni wines need bottle age to be at their best. In 2015, time will mostly help the aromatics develop, as the tannins are quite soft for such a young wine. Expressive floral and savory notes develop with time in the glass, but the 2015 is years away from hitting its stride. It will be interesting to see where the 2015 goes in the coming years and decades. Sadly, yields are down a whopping 50%.

DRINKING WINDOW 2023 - 2040

date of review 01/2018