General: A southerly broke the one week heatwave this afternoon and temperatures cooled this evening. This was from my brother's collection and we celebrated his birthday with it
Varieties: Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre, Touriga Nacional
Region/G.I.: Barossa [SA]
Alcohol: 14.0%
Bouquet: Clearly aged, the bouquet had a consistent, long aroma of regular plum, with some tarry notes
Flavour: Very nice! Smooth and good length. Along with the fruit came black pepper notes. The Shiraz is evident.
Points: 84
Notes: When purchased, this was probably $10 (180 Kc). Although apparently not designed for ageing, I really enjoyed it. It seems that the Touriga Nacional and Mourvedre amounts are in such a small proportion that they no longer appear on more recent labels
would be interesting to get Touriga Nacional being major part of the blend there as it is Portuguese variety.
ReplyDeleteI think it is used in "Australian Port Style wines" which are now simply called Ruby, Tawny etc. withouth upsetting the EU :-). None in the cellar and no rush to add just yet.....
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