Matt Berkovitch

Sommelier Babbo

9.1

"The Troublemaker", so tart, so good. — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.1

One of 2 birth year wines I brought to the graduation dinner of my business partner's daughter. As an aside, she was class valedictorian out of 600+ students so props to her. This is a structured, well balanced Cabernet. Cedar, cherry, grainy-chewy tannins. Very solid but it lacks the gravitas of wines higher up on the mountain--Togni, Pride and even Barnett. Oh yeah did I say the grad dinner was at Olive Garden? My maiden voyage. Not as bad as I had envisioned and I know my partner only spent about $600 for 19 people so there's that..... — 8 years ago

Edmond Bordelon

8.9

I am a Huge fan of Scouts Honor. However this 2014 was so jammy right out of the bottle, we almost passed it up. We gave it over and hour and drank the Philip Togni for a while. (Amazing). Coming back to it, the jam died down and the excellent fruit blend came through. Lesson learned. Don't give up on this historically great wine! Just give it time. — 8 years ago

with Katherine and Ryan

Yianni Stone

9.1

A good back up to the corked 1999 togni. A great claret from a warm vintage — 9 years ago

with Haley

James Leahy

9.0

Predominantly 1974 with a touch of fruit from 1973. Old school, and still needed time. Early Togni Magic. Marin County grapes - how about that!! — 10 years ago

Scott Barber

Wine Educator Meadowood Napa Valley

9.0

DSS Napa Seminar - ripe well made crowd pleaser Spring Mtn. Not Togni but tasty. — 11 years ago

Eddie Gilbert

10

huge wine epiphany at lunch today! A blind test... never would have guessed '75! Philip Togni outdid himself with this Spring Mountain gem! — 11 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

A definite 94 tonight, with some stiff competition but still held itself well and was several people's WOTN. This wine is a darker expression of cab at this point. Lots of blackberry cassis, blueberry, and truffle in the entry and middle. The wine seemed to almost get a little more youthful in the middle and finish, and I was very glad that it was enjoyed tonight along with a 99 Rudd, a 98 Phelps Bacchus, and a 95 Togni. This wine will continue to benefit from some additional time in the bottle. Very happy that I opened this one tonight for the group. Compared to the Levante, this Ponente seemed to express itself much earlier without as much of a decant. — 7 years ago

with Shay

Bill Bender

9.1

My favorite of the non Togni older CA cabs. I've had a lot of back vintages of Backus at the Phelps Insignia days. This falls in line with the standard style even in a less stellar vintage. Leather, tobacco, bell pepper, menthol. Great aged Cab.

A Delectable milestone. Wine number 1250. ✌🏽🍷 — 8 years ago

Mike Ancuta

9.4

Still just a baby, tightly wound with showing mineral/graphite notes as the longer it decants the fruit starts to show on the finish. Great aging potential. — 9 years ago

Scott Barber

Wine Educator Meadowood Napa Valley

9.7

Best new Napa wine I've tasted in a long time! Think Togni on the other side of the Valley. — 10 years ago

Bill Bender

9.2

Still a behemoth at 7 years. Very nice sense of place. Tell tale spring mountain fruit--like Barnett rattlesnake or Keenan. Similar to Togni but less nuanced. — 11 years ago

Dean Lapthorne

9.2

Great one thanks Zio Marco! — 11 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.3

15.4% alc.

Coming after an '11 Togni CS this naturally felt a little "clumsy".
However in its own right this is a great wine.
— 8 years ago

with Kurt-Inge

Matthew Beckman

9.2

1975 Chappellet Merlot made by Joe Cafaro (their winemaker after Togni and before Corison) The reason I drink and secure aged wines. The group's WOTN...my #2. Developed gravely with air and continued to change throughout dinner. — 8 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.0

Certainly past prime, but exceeded expectations. Made by Phillip Togni back in the day. Very dark gold. — 8 years ago

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.7

Legendary wine made by Phillip Togni. Still drinking great. Will go another decade plus. — 9 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.3

01 Togni wouldn't hurt to have another decade on it. — 9 years ago

Jimmy Hayes

Estate Director Mayacamas Vineyard

10

1959, from half bottle. Made here by Philip Togni 56 years ago, served to him at dinner here last night. Still drinkable, was great with cheese. Slight nuttiness on the nose, reasonably fresh on the palette, relatively speaking. This bottle (which he signed) is going on the winery trophy shelf for sure. What an experience having him up.. Rating for gravity of experience only!! #napa #history #legacy — 10 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.5

What a treat!!
If you like the Ca Togni (made from Black Hamburg grapes) from Philip Togni Vineyards, this is going to be right up your alley. — 11 years ago