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2020 Touriga Reserve

2020 Touriga Reserve

It’s often a winemakers dilemma if and when to produce a varietal reserve wine. In our history I can recount only 1 time. The thought process is this. Is the resulting extra barrel aging in new oak actually resulting in a more complex and better wine? In this case with an additional year in barrel this particular lot improved dramatically with age. Composed of one particular lot of whole cluster Touriga that was left out of the original bottling. The wine shows generous amounts of spice from the stem inclusion and melds very well with its rich dark fruit flavors. On the pallet it's smooth as silk with no bitter dry tannin, it often reminds me of Negrette in that way, silk stockings in a bottle. Great for spring warm days and cooler nights, there are a lot of complex flavors packed in this wine yet it’s not a bit cloying. It’s a great addition to shepherd and cottage pies and smoked meats. 

 

GOLD | 90 pts- Sunset International Wine Competition 2024

GOLD - Central Coast Wine Competition 2023

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SKU: 20TourigaRes
Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
100% Touriga
Appellation
Adelaida AVA
Vineyard Designation
Glenrose Vineyard
Harvest Date
October, 2020
Aging
30 Month extended age in 33% new French oak aged sur lees
Bottling Date
March, 2023
Alcohol %
15.5
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Slightly purple cherry garnet hue. Bright red and dark fruits, dried clove and cinnamon, graphite and pepper. Very integrated supple tannins.
Awards
GOLD | 90 pts - Sunset International Wine Competition 2024 // GOLD - Central Coast Wine Competition 2023
Production Notes
20 Day maceration - Pumped over during fermentation 70 cases produced
Winemaker Notes
Drink Now Through 2029.
Food Pairing Notes
"It’s a great addition to shepherd and cottage pies and smoked meats. " Zachary Raines, Winemaker

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