While 2011 is generally a cooler year in northern California, Lisa and Philip Togni noted
that they had essentially the same ripeness level in this vintage as they normally have, as the
wine came in a bit under fourteen...
While 2011 is generally a cooler year in northern California, Lisa and Philip Togni noted
that they had essentially the same ripeness level in this vintage as they normally have, as the
wine came in a bit under fourteen percent in alcohol. They achieved this by waiting until the very
end of October and simply waiting through the rain that rolled through Napa in late September.
The wine has turned out very well indeed, offering up a deep and cooler fruit nose of cassis, a
youthful touch of bell pepper, tobacco leaf, a lovely base of soil, currant leaf and a deft framing
of toasty oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and quite tightly-knit out of the blocks,
with a fine core, ripe tannins, lovely focus and balance and a very long, promising finish. This
will be lovely, but give it its customary fifteen to twenty years in the cellar to start to stir from
slumber. 2025-2060+. 92+