2016 Philip Togni Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
About the Wine Flagship wine of legendary Napa winemaker, with over 50 vintages experience Bordeaux influenced winemaking allows this wine to improve for years, even decades Vineyards located on a golden spot in Spring Mountain at 2000 feet elevation Blend: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 2% Cabernet franc and 1% Petit Verdot. 40% New French oak About the Winery In our hyperbole-driven culture words like 'legend' and 'icon' get thrown around lightly. Status as a genuine legend in any field can only be earned through consistent superior performance over a long period of time. In this context, Philip Togni certainly qualifies, having made benchmark wines around the world for over 50 years. His estate Napa Cabernet Sauvignon is the culmination of his prodigious career, and has been considered iconic for more than two decades. Philip Togni (pronounced Ton-‐yee) descended from an Italian Swiss family and was raised in England. A geology engineer, he started his career with She