Maçanita Touriga Nacional Rosé 2024 Barbera and Albert Cussen

and Albert Cussen

a soil structure that combines depth

or a mushroom and taleggio tart

with herbal oregano and thyme underneath

no softening — this is a wine for the dinner table rather than the deck

Maçanita Touriga Nacional Rosé 2024 Barbera and Albert CussenThe Land The Douro is Port country, all steep schist terraces baking in the summer heat above the river, better known for sweet fortified wine and powerful reds than for anything pale and dry. A crisp, fresh ros from here is a genuine surprise, and it is made from Touriga Nacional, the same grape that goes into the greatest Ports. The trick is elevation: the fruit comes from some of the highest altitude Touriga in the Douro, where cooler temperatures