2012 QUINTA DO VALLADO “TOURIGA NACIONAL” PORTUGAL

Although it’s from the same producer, this is not to be confused with Vallado’s 2012 “Reserva” which many of you ordered previously. The Touriga Nacional grape is widely considered to be Portugal’s finest grape variety. One of the world’s leading wine writers, Jancis Robinson, who was an advisor to Queen Elizabeth II when stocking her wine cellar, has compared it to the partnership between Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.

Portugal’s dry red wines are starting to be taken very seriously on a global scale. In fact, on last year’s Wine Spectator Top 100 wines of the world, numbers 1, 3 & 4 were from the Douro region of Portugal. The winemaker that made last year’s number 4 Wine in the World happens to be the same winemaker at Quinto do Vallado…

Sourced exclusively from estate vineyards, this wine spends 16 months in high quality French oak barrels before bottling. Only 500 six packs are imported of this wine into the US… I strongly recommend expanding your horizons and trying a case of this fascinating Portuguese Red.

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