This wine displays bold dark-fruit flavours with hints of spice, leather and violet. It exhibits a complex bouquet with wild blackberries and mulberries interspersed with floral subtleties. The palate is juicy and full with dark berries, balanced with complex savoury undertones. It finishes long and rich with balanced acidity and silky tannins.
"Impressive wine. A deep well of dark fruits on the bouquet foreshadows the medium-bodied palate with its ultra-supple and round cascade of spiced fruits. Total seduction." James Halliday
Food Pairing: This wine is best served as an aperitif or would perfectly accompany a variety of T-Bone Steak, Lamb, and BBQ dishes.
Winemakers Notes: Touriga Nacional is the variety that plays a prominent role in the blends used for ports and table wine in the world-renowned Douro and Dao River valleys and is widely believed to produce the finest wines in Portugal. Langhorne Creek’s climatic conditions closely resemble those experienced along the Douro valley and foster the production of premium Touriga Nacional.
Above average winter rains ahead of a dry and warmer than average summer resulted in excellent vintage conditions for Langhorne Creek in 2019/20 growing season. Temperatures were higher than average, with a number of short heatwaves across South Australia. Langhorne Creek vines suffered only a little, receiving welcome relief thanks to the reliable cooling southerly breezes most evenings during the summer and autumn ripening periods from Lake Alexandrina which is only 500 metres from the Vineyard.
The grapes were picked at 14.5 Baume, it was destemmed and inoculated, and fermented in open fermenters for 12 days. After fermentation was complete, an extended maceration on skins was undertaken for 10 days to help soften the front palate tannins that Touriga is known for, but we were careful not to lose the lifted florals and violets. The wine was then basket pressed into a combination of aged fine-grain French oak, where it was aged for 12 months.
Grape Source: Old Mill Estate (Langhorne Creek)
Closure: Stelvin Drinking Window: 2021 -2035
Variety Awards & accolades:
- 95 points James Halliday Wine Companion 2021
- Hot 100 wines 2019
- 95 points Wineshowcase Magazine October/November 2019
- 92 points Mike Bennie WBM Magazine Jan/Feb 2020
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