This very impressive wine offers a highly successful combination of Touriga’s inherent intensity with the softening effect of California’s climate and brilliant sunshine. Intense and highly expressive but not overwhelming, this hits just the right balance by maintaining the variety’s energy but buffering it with more ripeness and vivacity of fruit than in most Portuguese renditions. Eye popping quality at a bargain price. A Platinum Award winner at the 2021 Critics Challenge International Wine and Spirits Competition.
Jeff Runquist Wines, Alta Mesa, Lodi (California) Touriga 2019
By Michael Franz