The cellar

Top-rated Touriga Franca

Every wine

The highest-rated Touriga Franca bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

5.0 Douro Valley Barca Velha Ferreira 5.0 Douro Valley Quinta do Noval Nacional Quinta do Noval 4.9 Douro Valley Taylor's Vintage Port Taylor's Port 4.2 Alentejo Plansel Grande Escolha Quinta da Plansel

Region by region

Where Touriga Franca is made

2 regions, with their best Touriga Franca bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Touriga Franca

Every cheese
Queijo Terrincho Velho Our pick The Velho is hard, strong and yellowish, with a rind rubbed with a paprika paste. A ten-year tawny is nutty and mellow, and its sweetness softens that strength; the wine records pair these tawnies with aged cheese. 10 Year Old Tawny Port, Douro Valley: Taylor's 10 Year Old Tawny · Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny · Calem 10 Year Old Tawny
Queijo Serpa Velho Our pick Past 180 days Serpa Velho is hard, dry and intense, with a long finish. A full-bodied red led by Touriga Nacional or Syrah, firm in tannin and aged in French oak, has the weight to stand beside it, and the aged fat softens the grip. Full-bodied Touriga Nacional or Syrah red, Alentejo: Plansel Grande Escolha
Queijo de Cabra Transmontano Our pick A single-harvest tawny matured for years in cask is sweet and concentrated, with dried fruit at its centre. Set against an extra-hard, slightly piquant goat's cheese, that sweetness softens the tang. Colheita tawny Port, Douro Valley: Kopke Colheita · Niepoort Colheita · Dow's Colheita
Queijo Terrincho Our pick Young Terrincho is mild and buttery, so it wants a red that will not overpower it. These dry Douro reds are medium-bodied with medium tannin and high acidity, fresh enough to lift the paste. Medium-bodied fresh Douro red, Douro Valley: Niepoort Charme · Post Scriptum de Chryseia · Wine & Soul Manoella Tinto

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