Okay guys and girls, sirs and madams, this is a special wine, in fact, it is beyond special, it has the potential to be life changing. I am speaking of Philip Togni’s 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, which is estate produced, with grapes from their Spring Mountain vineyard, but, to be completely honest, I could be speaking of any of Philip Togni’s cabs. I am sure most are asking, rightfully so, how can a wine few have heard of change one’s life? The answer lies in one well prepared sip, and the sensory immersion and lingering bliss that follows.
This wine is reminiscent of a high quality
Bordeaux, or of a premium Napa Cabernet, but in truth, and in practice, it is neither and both. It teases you with familiarity, then plunges you into a well of new sensation simply to pull you back up to do it again. The wine tastes of dark berries, and jam that is none too sweet, of leather and tobacco that provide perfect depth, but it is the earth and the mushrooms that make it truly unique. The mouth feel is velvet and the tannins are supremely balanced.
I know if have been gushing, and, upon your first bottle I hope you will understand. This wine should be served to any true wine lover, to any lover of wine that is questioning that love, and to anyone who fears they have lost it, for it will both revive and inspire. This is also a wine that deserves a place in any well stocked cellar, for I see, perhaps, twenty years of further growth within these bottles. But, beyond all it deserves to be recognized and celebrated, so please find a bottle or a glass and enjoy it, let it fully consume you for a few moments, and remember what it was like, that first bottle that stole your heart.
NeoOpulence 