Tasting - Barao de Figueira

Name: Barao de Figueira Tino Reserva
Variety: Touriga nacional, Tinta Roriz, and Touriga Franca
Region: Beira
Country: Portugal
Vintage: 2013
Price: $12, sale $7.95

My review: This wine smelled like red fruit. It tasted like pomegranates and had a black pepper taste.

The wine shop's review: From vineyards at 2000 feet elevation, this is a rich and spicy wine that has a pure streak of fruit freshness and a firmly tannic core. It is perfumed from Touriga Nacional in the blend, with red berry and black plum flavors coming through strongly along, balanced by acidity. It will be better from 2017.