Scott E. Becker

9.0

[Tasted on March 15, 2024 at Richland Country Club in Nashville]

49% Cabernet Sauvignon; 21% Malbec; 17% Merlot; 8% Petit Verdot; 4% Syrah; 1% Carmenere. Chalk Hill AVA is a sub-appellation of the Russian River Valley AVA and is known for its chalky white ash soils. Restrained red currant fruit with mineral and graphite notes. Balanced and Bordeaux-like. — a month ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Nice evolution and well integrated. 92 that pushes 93.

The other wine from the great Napa producer, Philip Togni.

The mouthfeel is supple, round, soft, yet meaty and tarry tannins. Ripe, juicy, rich; blackberries, baked plum for days, dark cherries, black raspberries, hues of raspberries & boysenberries. Black licorice, berry cola, muddy, volcanic clay, herbaceous notes, soft baking spices, slightly, melted chocolate, dark spice with a touch of heat, coffee, dry crushed, rocks, dry stem, dry tobacco, new leather, oak to cedar shavings, volcanic ash, dark, slightly withering, red, blue flowers framed in a field of endless violets, rainfall acidity, great balance, nice tension/structure and a smartly polished finish that last a full minute.

If you own, I would drink over the next 3-4 years before it starts to slide.

Photos of; Philip Togni vineyard, barrel room, vineyard soil & Philip Togni and his daughter Lisa. — 3 months ago

Paul T- Huntington Beach

9.4

Once I read this had a drinking window of 2008- 2040 by John Gilman I had to try it. Definitely not close to being a pop & pour so maybe he’s on to something with these. 2010 vintage has a drinking window to 2060😳 — 3 months ago

Doug Scott

9.6

Roses, ripe red fruit, blackberries, chocolate, wet earth, leather. Full bodied, mouth coating texture really stands out especially first day. Very smooth tannins, sage-savory rich finish. — 4 months ago

Eleanor Reali

9.0

Very nice, simple and tasty, complex as it warms. Marley would have liked it very much, so it was perfect for sipping during Christmas Eve cooking — 4 months ago

Charlie Tapp

9.1

Dark red fruit, bramble, cocoa powder and cola. — 6 months ago

Paul T- Huntington Beach

9.7

Still going strong 💪🏻 — 7 months ago

Raul Puga

9.4

Happy 4th of July. Nothing better to pair with the 100 degree heat index in the Florida Keys🇺🇸🥵🍷*from a magnum- #berserkerdaybuys — 10 months ago

Christian Damiano

9.4

Locavore wine tasting — 10 years ago

Puerto Rico Wine News

9.3

Really nice stuff — 11 years ago

Karen Prettol

9.8

Really good! Fruity — a month ago

Ted

9.2

A new favorite of mine. Limes and peaches. — 2 months ago

with Jeni

Ash & Chris

9.2

A very strong 9 — 3 months ago

with James

Jeremiah Diaz

9.3

Deep purple in color; black cherries, cassis, and graphite on the nose; medium acidity; medium plus tannins; tastes like blackberry sauce, sweet tabacco, and a hint of camphor with a long finish. I really like this wine. — 3 months ago

Brent S

9.0

Questionable QPR — 4 months ago

Leslie

9.2

The wines bold flavors and tannins went beautifully with steak. It is a beautifully bold Bordeaux blend with ripe integrated tannins. — 4 months ago

Robert Stackowiak

9.4

A big Cabernet (83 percent) but not over the top. Great with a steak. Blackberry on the palate. Also has 8 percent Malbec, 6 percent Cab Franc, 3 percent Petit Verdot. At 10 years old, Tannins have smoothed a lot, but more aging possible. October 2023. — 6 months ago

John Malcolm

9.5

Delicious! Lemon zest, grass, pineapple, honey, butter, and guava. Long, satisfying finish. — 9 months ago

Chris Koupal

9.4

Big fruit. Delicious! — 4 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

9.1

Just love the Bordeaux blend. Cab, cab franc, Merlot, petite Verdot. Jam on. — 6 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Infanticide. This changed a lot in the glass. A lot going on here, but we didn’t do it justice by drinking it so young. Green apple, coconut, lychee. — 2 months ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

Blind dinner, open theme, at Little Cat Lodge, Hillsdale, NY.

(From our cellar.) — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Flight #1 of our 1997 Retrospective. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. On the nose, this shared similar characteristics to wine #3. The most striking of which was a powerful note of finely ground cumin on the nose. Fruit is mostly desiccated at this point; the structure keeping everything together, but just. I called this to be “Rubicon”. While clearly in the sunset of its life, this showed slightly less energy than the Dalla Valle but no less charm. Drink now.
— 3 months ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

New Years bottle. No notes; exuberant red fruits, in balance. Still, I preferred a Bourgogne red at the table, as this not suited to my palate, feels somehow monolithic & uni dimensional — 4 months ago

John Jaye

9.0

Lots of fruit, tannins are almost gone, and a nice finish — 4 months ago

Steve Belmonte

9.5

Amazing smooth vino. Melted in my mouth. Oh my! — 6 months ago

Paul K

9.3

Checking in on this. More tobacco, earth, and, espresso than I recall. I recall purity of red and black fruit. Rating a little lower, but nothing out of place. Evolution going well. Think in a transition period. Check back in a year. ttyt — 6 months ago

Canon Thomas

8.9

DO Alicante — 10 months ago

Pippy Thatcher

9.0

Yes, now we're talkin' -- heavy. Cherries; slight licorice. — 5 years ago

Brandon T

9.1

Bit of a fruit bomb. Solid but not a ton going on here. — 6 years ago

with JRM and Sam