Philip Togni Vineyard was founded in 1983 by Philip Togni and his wife Brigitta. The 11-acre estate is located in the Spring Mountain District of Napa Valley. The vineyards are high, at 2,000 feet, and the family estate produces only about 2,000 cases of wine annually. Philip Togni received his oenology degree from the University of Bordeaux, where he studied under the legendary Emile Peynaud. He worked at Chateau Lascombes before moving to California and working for Chalone and Chappellet. The couple’s daughter Lisa, who has a graduate degree in business and has worked in the wine trade, is also a partner. Robert M. Parker Jr. notes that Togni’s flagship Cabs are “some of the most concentrated in California…..this may be the Chateau Latour of Napa Valley.”