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Touriga Nacional
[too-REE-gah nah-syoo-NAHL]

This high-quality Portuguese red-wine grape is thought to be the preeminent variety T for making PORT. The very best VINTAGE ports are based on this grape. Touriga Nacional is widely grown in Portugal’s DOURO region. It’s also highly prized in the DÃO region, where it’s known simply as Touriga, and where it must represent 20 percent of that region’s red-wine blends. This vine yields very small, concentrated berries that produce wines that are very dark, fruity, aromatic, and TANNIC. Touriga Nacional is also known as Mortagua. Related subvarieties include Touriga Fina, Touriga Foiufeira, and Touriga Macho.
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