2023 Bosward Touriga

The lesser known, Touriga Nacional (Touriga amongst friends) has been a favoured grape of mine since I started wine making in 1988. I was introduced to it by my friend David Guimeraens, who I studied with at Roseworthy College all those years ago. David’s home was (and still is) Portugal, Touriga is their Shiraz equivalent, widely grown and very versatile. Its notoriety is derived from its ability to produce the world’s highest quality Vintage Port. However, its suitability for the production of dry red table wine, is very well established. The varietal assimilates and presents its delicious array of flavours at a lower ripeness, this results in an explosive, flavoured wine with a more medium bodied feel. Like Barbera, Touriga is a rare variety in Australia at present, but one which suits our lifestyle and tastes.

Colour: Garnet with purple hues

Nose: Blackberry, liquorice, blueberry and violet

Palate: Soft and fleshy with gentle tannin. Blue and black fruited flavours linger on the  after taste.

12.5% alcohol

Deep crimson with blossom-flecked fruit tones of blackberry, blueberry and boysenberry with underlying hints of five-spice, dried citrus rind, turned earth, blueberry pie and licorice. There's a light, graphite-y edge to the powdery tannins, a thick tide of ripe black fruits on the palate and a siren-like call to fire up the barbie and slap on some steaks as the wine slowly fades. Me gusta.
93 points / Rated Special Value for Money 
Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion, 26 August 2024

Medium to full ruby with rich purple tones at the rim. Heady and fragrant, mulberry, musk stick and exotic spices all leaping out. Medium to full weight, has lovely density to the purple fruits with dusty tannins ensuring it doesn’t spill into flabby territory. Great length and poise to the finish where a whole melange of spices greets you and lingers long. Drink: 2024–2032.
Stuart Knox, The Real Review, 10 September 2024