Touriga Nacional
Touriga Nacional is Portugal’s best-known red grape variety, one that many consider to be the country’s finest. It is vital in Port production, and is also a popular option for producing dry red wine in its native Dão region. Touriga Nacional is also grown in Australia, California and South Africa, though it’s true home is within Portugal, where it contributes to many of the country’s best bottlings and most cellar-worthy wines.
Touriga Nacional is a low-yielding vine and produces very small, concentrated and think-skinned berries. In the vineyard, Touriga Nacional requires extensive pruning and careful vineyard management. Touriga Nacional wines have deep color, very high tannins, a large concentration of fruit, and often a distinctive floral character on the nose. They are not shy on intensity or character, and, when well balanced, are ideal wines to collect and cellar for medium- to long-term aging.
Touriga Nacional remains a crucial component in Port wine production. The fruit for Port must be grown in Portugal’s Douro Valley. Though it is not the most widely planted grape—that would be Touriga Franca, formerly known as Touriga Francesca—it is one of the quintessential Port varieties.
The Touriga Nacional grape is thought to have originated in the mountainous Dão region, 80 kilometers south of the Douro Valley. These old vineyards were restored in the 1990s, when considerable new plantings of Touriga Nacional were introduced to the region. Touriga Nacional wine from Dão may be single variety, or blended with other grapes such as Alfrocheiro, Jaen and Tinta Roriz. These wines are deep ruby-colored, with intense dark-fruit flavors and elegant structure.
Besides fortified Ports and Dão reds, Touriga Nacional is also used for red table wines from the Douro region. While dry wine production remains small in comparison to Port, these are high-quality wines and worth seeking out. Touriga Nacional may be blended here alongside Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz. They are typically full-bodied wines, with intense tannins, bold black-fruit flavors and great longevity.
Browse below to access hundreds of top-rated Touriga Nacional wine reviews from our easy-to-use database. We’re glad to help wine novices and professional collectors alike to find new bottles and information pertaining to their beverage of choice!
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Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo 2019 Vinha Centenaría Ref P29/P21 Red (Douro)
PortugalA wine from two parcels, one of Touriga Nacional, the other from ...Cellar SelectionSee Full Review$149 -
Quinta Varzela da Pedra 2015 Grande Reserva Red (Lisboa)
PortugalA mature, splendidly perfumed wine, this is a blend of half Touriga ...See Full Review$64 -
Quinta da Romaneira 2019 Três Parcelas Touriga Nacional (Douro)
PortugalA dense and perfumed estate wine that has ripe tannins under the ...See Full Review$38 -
Quinta do Monte d'Oiro 2017 Ex Aequo Red (Lisboa)
PortugalSyrah and Touriga Nacional are blended in this rich, dense wine. Its ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$100 -
CARM 2019 Touriga Nacional Touriga Nacional (Douro)
PortugalA dense wine, still firm with tannins, this is powerful and rich. ...See Full Review$45 -
Magnum Carlos Lucas Vinhos 2016 Tom de Baton Red (Dão)
PortugalThis smoky wine with its textured black fruits and spice is a ...Best BuySee Full Review$20 -
Magnum Carlos Lucas Vinhos 2020 Lilás Tinto Red (Douro)
PortugalHalf Touriga Nacional and half Touriga Franca, this is a soft, ripe ...Best BuySee Full Review$16 -
Ségur Estates 2020 Ossa Touriga Nacional Touriga Nacional (Alentejano)
PortugalAged for a year in wood, this rich wine is finely structured ...Best BuySee Full Review$15 -
Fontes da Cunha 2021 Quinta do Mondeco Touriga Nacional (Dão)
PortugalInitially the wine has some barnyard aromas that blow away. That leaves ...See Full ReviewN/A -
Quinta Monteiro de Matos 2021 Reserva do Paul Selection Red (Tejo)
PortugalA blend of Syrah, Touriga Nacional and Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine has ...Best BuySee Full Review$18 -
Quinta de S. Sebastião 2021 Arreio Red (Lisboa)
PortugalA blend of two structured varieties, Touriga Nacional and Cabernet Sauvignon, the ...Best BuySee Full Review$15 -
Vicente Faria Vinhos 2020 Gloria Reserva Red (Douro)
PortugalThis rich wood-aged wine holds its density and bold fruits with ease. ...Best BuySee Full Review$17 -
Quinta Monteiro de Matos 2021 Reserva do Paul Touriga Nacional (Tejo)
PortugalThe wine is young, exhibiting acidity as much as structure. The tannins ...Best BuySee Full Review$18 -
Quinta de S. Sebastião 2020 Red (Arruda)
PortugalThe wood aging of this ripe blend of Tinta Roriz and Touriga ...Best BuySee Full Review$17 -
Duorum 2020 Tons de Duorum Red (Douro)
PortugalThe second wine of Duorum is pure black fruits, ripe tannins along ...Best BuySee Full Review$11 -
Quinta do Covão 2019 Reserva Red (Dão)
PortugalA juicy wine based around Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz, this also ...Best BuySee Full Review$15 -
Fontes da Cunha 2021 Mondeco Touriga Nacional Touriga Nacional (Dão)
PortugalBright young fruit marks this wine. It is juicy and vibrant, low ...Best BuySee Full Review$15 -
Quinta da Taboadella 2020 Touriga Nacional Reserva Touriga Nacional (Dão)
PortugalStructured and still firm, this wine promises much. Ripe black fruits and ...See Full Review$25 -
Quinta Vale de Fornos 2016 Touriga Nacional Reserva Red (Tejo)
PortugalThis is a smooth, opulently textured wine. Its black fruits are now ...See Full ReviewN/A -
Manz 2018 Pomar do Espiríto Santo Reserva Red (Lisboa)
PortugalBased in the village of Cheleiros in the heart of southern Lisboa, ...Cellar SelectionSee Full Review$40
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