The 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons at Age Ten (May 2022)

Togni’s 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon is a bold, pungent wine, with the savory side of the year very much on display. Medium in body and translucent, the 2011 shows good energy throughout. Even so, I would prefer to drink it on the earlier side, as the savory quality is starting to lean more into the realm of the vegetal. Bright red-fleshed fruit, sweet pipe tobacco, cedar and mint linger nicely. Harvest did not take place until October 30, very late for Togni. The crop required significant thinning to ripen, which is rarely done here.