2006 Quinta Cruz Touriga

[hotwine]

From Pierce Ranch in the San Antonio Valley, this product of the Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard in CA was included in the spring shipment. The grape is from Portugal, the Douro and Dao regions. Deep red in the glass, sour cherries on the nose, promising complexity; delivered on the palate with dark red fruit and an underlayer I can't pin down, unusual but very nice; moderate finish. With sauteed sausage, shallots, 'shrooms and wild rice. 13% alc/vol and $20.40 wine club price. A steal.