Lot 523
PHILIP TOGNI CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 2003 (1) WA 95+
PHILIP TOGNI CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 2004 (1) WA 95+
PHILIP TOGNI CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 2005 (1)
Lot 523 Details
PHILIP TOGNI CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 2003 (1)
Napa Valley, California.
The 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. For those who don’t know, Togni has always made an uncompromising Cabernet meant for 20, 30, maybe even 40 or more years of cellaring. Gorgeously rich notes of black olives, black currants, graphite and wood smoke jump from the glass of this dense ruby/purple-colored, Medoc-styled 2003. At age ten, it displays a youthfulness similar to a 4- to 5-year-old wine. The finish is long, convincing and rich. It is reminiscent of a Spring Mountain version of a hybrid blend of St.-Julien and Pauillac. Unique to Napa and as distinctive as Philip Togni himself, it will benefit from another 4-5 years of cellaring and should last longer than your author. By the way, my cellar includes many vintages of Togni, and I rarely touch them before they hit 15 years of age. June 2013 WA 95+
PHILIP TOGNI CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 2004 (1)
Napa Valley, California.
The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, comes from steep mountain vineyards at the top of the Napa side of Spring Mountain. Aromas of black olives, tapenade, creme de cassis, licorice and truffles emerge from this opaque ruby/purple-colored, youthful 2004. Togni’s spiritual reference point is Bordeaux more than Napa Valley, and his wines seem to represent a hypothetical melange of those two distinctive schools of wine. Still backward, but rich, full-bodied and promising, this brilliant 2004 is 5-7 years away from its adolescence; it should age for 30-40 years. April 2014 Drink to 2054 WA 95+
PHILIP TOGNI CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE 2005 (1)
Napa Valley, California.
Realised: $850