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Touriga Nacional
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. 12 Touriga Nacional wines from £11.88. Typical aromas: violet, blackberry, blueberry, bergamot, rock rose.
Typical structure · knowledge base
dry
very full
very firm
fresh
some
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
Dão, Portugal — more elegant, granite
If you like Touriga Nacional
12 Touriga Nacional wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 12
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquette & Cazes Xisto 2019 Quinta do Crasto · Douro | £66.88 | |||
| Quinta do Vale Meao Douro Tinto 2023 Quinta do Vale Meao · Douro | £124.10 | |||
| Mouchao Tinto 2016 Mouchao · Alentejo | £37.87 | |||
| Roquette & Cazes Tinto 2022 Quinta do Crasto · Douro | £18.24 | |||
| Luis Seabra Xisto Cru Tinto 2022 Luis Seabra · Douro | £38.22 | |||
| Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo Reserva Terroir Tinto 2023 Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo · Douro | £16.70 | |||
| Oboe Vinha da Parcela Tinto 2021 Oboe · Douro | £16.13 | |||
| Mouchao Ponte das Canas 2019 Mouchao · Alentejo | £18.36 | |||
| Casa Ferreirinha Callabriga 2022 Sogrape · Douro | £20.38 | |||
| Casa Ferreirinha Callabriga 2023 Sogrape · Douro | £20.39 | |||
| Oboe Superior Tinto 2023 Oboe · Douro | £11.88 | |||
| Quinta do Vale Meao Meandro Tinto 2023 Quinta do Vale Meao · Douro | £21.74 |