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Cantina Tollo 2006 Cagiòlo Montepulciano (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo)
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Here’s a big, modern and bold expression of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo that shows the delicious signs of quality fruit and sophisticated oak aging. This exciting wine is dark, lush and intense with rich flavors of chocolate, mature fruit and spice. The oak element is still a bit strong, so give it two or three more years of cellar aging.
— M.L.
(9/1/2009)
Cantina Tollo 2007 Cagiòlo Montepulciano (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo)
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This elegant wine opens with rich concentration, an inky black appearance and intense aromas of blackberry, cherry liqueur and rich mocha chocolate. It’s soft, well defined and very long on the finish, which bears spice and oak-derived flavors. Let it age for 3–4 more years.
— M.L.
(6/1/2012)
Cantina Tollo 2007 Aldiano Montepulciano (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo)
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This is a sophisticated and well-crafted Montepulciano d’Abruzzo with pretty oak shadings of black vanilla and chocolate that sit firmly alongside bright cherry and mature fruit. You’ll love the wine’s soft texture, which is firm but yielding at the same time.
— M.L.
(9/1/2009)
Cantina Tollo 2008 Cagiòlo Riserva Montepulciano (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo)
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- $28
This is a plush, earthy Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva that opens with aromas of ripe fruit, leather, tobacco and exotic spice. The wine shows impressive elegance in the mouth, thanks to its polished tannins and drying, mineral finish.
— M.L.
(6/1/2012)
Cantina Tollo 2008 Aldiano Riserva Montepulciano (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo)
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- $19
Chewy, rich and dense, this is redolent of ripe blackberry, plum, prune and moist pipe tobacco. There’s also a pretty floral tone that gives the wine an almost feminine personality. It’s tight and firmly structured as well.
— M.L.
(6/1/2012)
Cantina Tollo 2007 Valle d'Oro Montepulciano (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo)
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This thickly extracted Montepulciano d’Abruzzo shows well-dosed aromas of black fruit, spice, leather and tobacco backed by firm structure and bright fruit flavors. Pair this thick, masculine wine with barbecue pork.
— M.L.
(9/1/2009)
Cantina Tollo 2004 Cagiòlo Montepulciano (Montepulciano d'Abruzzo)
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Inky and raw, this hearty Montepulciano offers notes of black olive, blackberry, Asian spice, molasses, maple syrup and cola. It’s spicy and dense in the mouth and has gritty, solid tannins. A wine this big can only be paired with succulent cuts of beef or aged cheeses.
— M.L.
(2/1/2009)
Cantina Tollo 2010 Pecorino (Terre di Chieti)
- $19
One of the most exciting white wine varieties to emerge from Italy in the past five years, Pecorino delivers a sturdy, creamy mouthfeel backed by intense aromas of apricot, butterscotch, candied orange peel and fragrant yellow rose. Pair it with pasta, white meats or shellfish.
— M.L.
(12/15/2011)
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