Quinta de Lemos Touriga Nacional

Quinta de Lemos Touriga Nacional

Classification

Dão Regional Wine

Varieties

Touriga Nacional

Vintage

2010

Expect

Deep ruby colour.
Aromas and flavours of ripe blackcurrant and fresh crushed wild berries with notes of Bergamot and Pine.

Soil

Sandy with Granite base

Winemaking process

Grapes picked by hand.
Temperature controlled fermentation in big wooden barrels and stainless steel tanks for 20 days.
Matured for 18 months in French Oak.

Alcohol by Volume

14.5%

Units of alcohol per bottle

10.9

Experts say

Praise for the 2009 vintage
96 Point Chairman’s Trophy Winner at Ultimate Wine Challenge 2014 – “Blood red color, almost opaque. Berry-like aroma is ripe, gently sweet, slightly baked, and terribly attractive. Huge flavors of bilberry, cassis, prune, date, hazelnut are cradled by soft tannins and a silky texture that’s A-1. Gorgeous, classic.”

94 Points at Wine Enthusiast – “This wine has black fruits, dark tannins, a light perfumed character and considerable potential. Powered by its structure and acidity it is developing slowly and surely.” Roger Voss

92 Points Mark Squires – “wonderfully expressive and powerfully aromatic.”
Double Gold at CWSA 2015.

Silver at the IWC 2014 – “This packs a fruity punch with dark black fruits on the nose and palate. Beautifully knitted together.”

Silver at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2014.

Bronze at Decanter WWA 2014 – “Heady aromas of caramel and fresh blackberries. Very approachable with its rounded texture and smooth elegant tannins. A long persistent finish which has a lot of charm.”

Bronze at Decanter AWA 2015 – “Strawberry scented with a waft of sweet spice. Juicy, textured mouthful of baked fruit, with meaty undertones, crisp acidity and a good, clean finish.”