Julia Kemper Touriga Nacional 2011
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Vintage
2011
Size
750ML
ABV
13.9%
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2011 Touriga Nacional was aged for ten months in new French oak. It comes in at 13.9% alcohol. Sourced from vines planted in 2003, this late-released Touriga is remarkably graceful. It is precise, seductively textured and beautifully structured. The tannins still provide some intensity, but they are moderate and in balance with the rest of the wine. In general, its balance is impeccable, making it seem light in the mouth, but still very serious. Laced with hints of plum and blackberry on the finish, this Touriga finishes well, too, always dry and reserved, even with the nod to fruitiness. Now, it doesn't have big concentration and mouthfeel, but for those who like them a little understated, this is quite beautiful at the moment. At least at the moment, it's well worth leaning up a little. It should hang on well for several more years, maybe more, but why wait?
Gaining great popularity for its bold but beautifully aromatic dry red wines, Touriga Nacional is the noblest variety in Port wine. Most likely originating from the Dão region, today it grows throughout the Douro Valley as well. Somm Secret—As many as 80 grape varieties can be used to make Port wine, each contributing something unique to the resulting blend. Touriga Nacional adds great color, tannins and aromatics.
Producing some of the country’s most dignified and mineral-driven red wines, Dão is positioned in north central Portugal where granite mountains surround and shelter the region from any Atlantic maritime influence. Summers are long and warm; winters see abundant rainfall.
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