What We Taste
Exotic, focused and graceful.  Opens with concentrated sweet cherry and raspberry notes, wisps of fresh potpourri.  Tannins are clean, steady, never over powering.  Finishes with dark berries and chocolate notes.  Excellent balance, lengthy complex finish.  

What We Made
75% Touriga Nacional, 25% Grenache (Smith, Palmador).  The Touriga vineyard is small and gorgeous, thus we only produced 287 cases. After cold soaking the grapes 4-5 days, the juice was fermented separately in 1 ton open top fermenters, punched down 3x daily, then underwent a 5 day maceration. 100% barrel aged for 18 months in premium French oak -- Dargaud & Jaegle, Radoux, Vallaurine, Quintessence.  50% of that oak was new.  510 cases produced.  13.7% ABV.

How We Serve
At about 60 degrees. Cool it down 15 minutes in your refrigerator. Pairs incredibly well with bold preparations of pork, lamb, beef, poultry. Also a natural marriage for hearty stews --- like Morrocan Lamb Stew or a good ol' All-American Beef Stew.