First Drop, Nacional, McLaren Vale

Colour The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. Aroma It smells like blackberry, red currant and forest floor. Palate It tastes like forest floor and plum. The body is light/medium. The wine has juicy texture. Finish The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity. Overall I find this a wine that gets better as you progress through the glass, great wine to pair with food. Perhaps a meaty pasta dish …

Nose: Blackberry, Mild Herbs Palate: Fruit forward, subtle oak, herbaceous, red current, medium bodied. Colour: Violet hue Overall: Well produced lively fruit forward wine worth trying if not purely for Touriga's unique characteristics.

NOSE Slight red licourice/candied raspberry, savoury herbs, rosemary? leathery? PALATE fruit up front, savoury, bitter mid-palate, short & bitter finish. low tannins. COLOUR Dark purple, youthful. OVERALL Complex, cost effective & savoury medium bodied red