Quinta da Lapa, Reserva 2012

For over 300 years Quinta da Lapa has grown vines and made wine from its estate in Tejo, hugging the coast at high altitudes just inland of Lisbon along Portugal's idyllic coast.

Their 2012 Reserva is a blend of the indigenous Touriga Nacional grape (40%), with 40% Syrah and 20% Alicante Bouschet that results in a heady blend of new-world ripeness and the deep, strapping black fruit that's a signature of Portuguese reds.