Dark fruit was there but aroma wasn’t. Very tempranilloesque.
WINE DETAILS:
Grape: Touriga Nacional
Alcohol: 14%
Wine: Quintas Das Carvalhas
Vintage: 2013
Winery: Co. Agricultura Das Vinhas Do Alto Douro
Location: Douro, Portugal
Date: 7/25/20
Notes: Dark fruit was there but aroma wasn’t. Very tempranilloesque.
Nerd Alert: Dark-skinned grape variety that is currently very fashionable and is widely believed to produce the finest red wines of Portugal. It’s very important in the production of Port, even though it makes up just a tiny fraction of the grapes grown there. Before phylloxera devastated the vineyards of the Iberian Peninsula, Touriga Nacional was much more widely planted. Modern clones of Touriga Nacional, which number in the hundreds, are more generous with their yields, and improved viticultural techniques have helped to increase the variety’s commercial viability without compromising its character.
Personal Note: This was my first time ever, outside of port wines, trying a wine from Portugal. Up until a few years ago, nobody down here talked about Touriga, but now it seems that the conversation has started. I for one am glad. I thoroughly enjoy when new varietals enter the general conversation. However I need to do a lot of homework because there’s a lot to try and comparisons to be made. This was a good start. And with this wine, the first milestone of this long journey is complete. 25 wines from 25 grapes, in the books. Now I start getting ready for round two.
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