🍇 Touriga Nacional
Portugal's finest red grape, the backbone of Port and dry Douro wines.
Touriga Nacional is a red grape variety from Portugal. Many consider it the country's best red grape. It gives dark, rich wine with aromas of violet, black berries and flowers.
The berries are small with thick skins. Yields are low, but the wine is concentrated, high in tannin and colour. The variety is well adapted to heat and dry summers. It is the basis of Port and of dry red wines from the Douro valley. It is also grown in the Dão area, in the Alentejo, the Tejo and elsewhere.
The variety has relatives: it is a parent of Touriga Franca, which is also important for Port. Touriga Nacional is in the list of grape varieties and belongs to fortified wines. Besides Portugal it is planted in Australia and South Africa, but it makes the strongest impression at home. Wines with it age well.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Touriga Nacional → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Portuguese wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Douro, 📍 Dão, 📍 Trás-os-Montes, 📍 Cima Corgo, 📍 Douro Superior, 📍 Alenquer, 📍 Tejo
- Main grape in
- 📍 Beira Interior, 📍 Douro, 📍 Alenquer, 📜 Duriense, 📜 Port, 📍 Tejo, 📍 Dão
- Related to
- 🍷 Port
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 Fortified wine
- Offspring
- 🍇 Touriga Franca, 🍇 Tinta Barroca, 🍇 Tarrango
Frequently asked questions
What is Touriga Nacional?
A red grape from Portugal, the basis of Port and of dry red wines from the Douro.
Where is Touriga Nacional grown?
In the Douro valley, the Dão area, the Alentejo and other parts of Portugal.
What wine does Touriga Nacional make?
Dark, rich and tannic, with aromas of violet and black berries.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Portuguese wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes, appellations.
- 📍 Dão — A granite plateau surrounded by mountains.
- 🍇 Tinta Barroca — A red grape of Portugal's Douro Valley, used in Port.
- 📍 Cima Corgo — The heart of the Douro around Pinhão, with the best quintas.
- 📍 Beira Interior — A high inland area near Spain.
Similar
🍇 Touriga Franca · 🍇 Tinta Cão · 🍇 Mourisco Tinto · 🍇 Tinta Barroca · 🍇 Rufete · 🍇 Tinta Francisca