Quinta Nova, Unoaked Touriga Nacional 2016

November’s wine is the 2016 Quinta Nova, Unoaked Touriga Nacional, Douro, Portugal 2016 (£9.25 from www.portugalvineyards.com).

Decanter magazine says:

“Dark, dense, promising black red in colour, with ample fresh elderberry and plum fruits qualified by the distinctive tea-leaf finesse which comes from Touriga Nacional and friends. On the palate, this is a wine of energetic, searching, almost dancing fruit backed by soft, sweet tannins and, for the time being, lent huge charm by its aromatic freshness and complexity.” (97/100)