red grape Douro; Dão serve 16–18 °C ages 4–20 years
Touriga Nacional is a red grape: very full-bodied, fresh acidity, very firm tannin, usually dry. 214 Touriga Nacional wines from £7.15. Typical aromas: violet, blackberry, blueberry, bergamot, rock rose.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
very full · 5/5
Tannin
lowhigh
very firm · 5/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
some · 3/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Touriga Nacional sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
roast lamb, beef, game, hard cheese. structured and floral; needs protein
Where it grows
Douro, Portugal — backbone of Port and of powerful dry reds