Tonight I'm enjoying a bottle of Quinta de Ventozelo Touriga Nacional. This is a dry red made by a high quality Porto producer, using only the finest grape allowed in Port.
But it's not like a Port. It's rich, with the restrained fruit that you might find in a wine from the Rhone. Flavors of cherry and currant, with a little touch of dark fruit, are accented on the finish by a nice touch of chocolate and a bit of dried fig and earthiness. A delightful, if somewhat unusual, wine. I think this would work well with a nice pork dish, or as a cocktail wine with a cheese plate.
Highly recommended.
I should add, if you try this wine, DO NOT USE AN AERATOR. I tried a glass through the Vinturi, which more often than not helps bring out more flavor and aroma in a wine, but in this case, the wine totally shut down. It was almost like it went into a "dumb" phase. No idea what it might do with aging; I'll just have to lay down a couple of bottles and find out.
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