Angas & Bremer Touriga Nacional 2023

If Malbec is not often seen as a solo varietal in this country, then Touriga Nacional is about as common as unicorns. This is the great grape of Portugal, especially for creating their incredible vintage and tawny ports. The Portuguese are now making some stunning stuff from it as table wines, as well. It would seem ideally suited to our vineyards. Maturation is in a mix of both French and American oak barrels. An opaque maroon hue, the nose offers an array of fragrances – soy, beef stock, blackberries, aniseed, black jellybeans, herbs, mulberries and chocolate mud cake. The palate is seamless and plush and we see notes of cloves and vegemite emerging. Good concentration, fine acidity, sleek tannins and excellent length all combine to make this a cracking drink and one which should remain so over the next ten to twelve years.