Touriga
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, slow-cooked beef stew, mature sheep's milk cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the pioneering spirit of RedHeads, this wine shines a spotlight on Touriga, a legendary Portuguese grape variety traditionally famed for its role in Port. In the warm, sun-drenched terroirs of South Australia, this thick-skinned variety has found a spectacular second home. RedHeads embraces the grape's natural resilience to heat, crafting a dry red that is deeply colored, intensely aromatic, and structurally magnificent. The winemaking process focuses on preserving the grape's signature exotic floral notes—reminiscent of violets and wild bergamot—alongside rich dark fruit flavors. Fermented with minimal intervention and aged carefully to balance its robust, chalky tannins, this wine represents a bold, contemporary Australian take on an Old World classic, celebrating biodiversity and climate-apt viticulture.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in the early 2000s as an unconventional garagiste collective in South Australia, RedHeads was created to liberate talented winemakers from corporate constraints and allow them to craft expressive, small-batch passion projects. Today operating from a purpose-built, eco-friendly winery in the Barossa Valley, the producer focuses on sustainable viticulture, utilizing solar energy, water reclamation, and gentle, hands-on production methods. Sourcing prime fruit from dedicated growers across South Australia's premier sub-regions, RedHeads crafts daring, fruit-forward wines that challenge conventional styles. The winery is acclaimed for its distinct, vividly labeled portfolio, headlined by rich, characterful reds such as Dogs of the Barossa Shiraz, Whip-Hand Cabernet Sauvignon, and innovative multi-varietal blends.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Touriga