2016 Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional Douro

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  5/11/2022 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Retail $80. Heavy Bottle. 100% Touriga Nacional. It is not often that I get a bottle of 100% Touriga Nacional from the Duoro that retails a couple of sawbucks south of a c-note. In fact, including this bottle, the number stands at one. Dark in color and aromas, this is laden with dark berry fruit (cassis, blackberry, black cherry), tobacco leaf, spice (clove a go-go), and more than a healthy dose of verve. Yowza. The palate, as one might expect from the Duoro, is fruity, but really driven by the tartness and layers of complexity. When I saw 100% Touriga Nacional, I recoiled, as I feared an unctuous, huge wine, but this works on so many levels. Give me a steak, please!
  
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