The cellar

Top-rated Touriga Nacional

Every wine

The highest-rated Touriga Nacional 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 4.8 Dão Quinta da Pellada Carrocel Quinta da Pellada 4.8 Dão Quinta dos Roques Garrafeira Quinta dos Roques 4.7 Alentejo Estremus J. Portugal Ramos, Vinhos 4.6 Alentejo Grande Rocim Tinto Herdade do Rocim 4.6 Alentejo Marias da Malhadinha Tinto Herdade da Malhadinha Nova

Good value

Touriga Nacional under €25

The best-rated Touriga Nacional bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.5 Dão Casa da Passarella O Oenólogo Vinhas Velhas Casa da Passarella 4.5 Dão Quinta das Queimas Touriga Nacional Quinta das Queimas 4.4 Alentejo Barrocal Reserva Tinto Sao Lourenco do Barrocal 4.4 Alentejo Conde d'Ervideira Reserva Tinto Ervideira 4.4 Alentejo Cortes de Cima Tinto Cortes de Cima 4.4 Douro Valley Fonseca Late Bottled Vintage Fonseca Porto 4.4 Douro Valley Graham's Six Grapes Reserve Graham's Port 4.4 Douro Valley Meandro do Vale Meao Quinta do Vale Meao

At the table

What to eat with Touriga Nacional

Food pairing guide

The dishes our editors pair with Touriga Nacional, grouped by kind of food, each with the bottle it comes from. Touriga Nacional food pairing →

Region by region

Where Touriga Nacional is made

3 regions, with their best Touriga Nacional bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Touriga Nacional

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 Serra da Estrela Velho Our pick Velho is strong to slightly strong, lightly peppery and salty, with a persistent aroma. A Touriga Nacional-led Dão red has the structure to hold up beside it, and the salt and aged fat of the cheese take some edge off the wine's grip. Touriga Nacional, structured red, Dão: Quinta da Pellada Carrocel · Quinta da Pellada Pape · Quinta dos Roques Touriga Nacional
Queijo Serpa Velho Our pick Past 180 days Serpa Velho is hard, dry and slightly brittle, with an intense, lingering flavour. A full-bodied, deeply coloured red led by Alicante Bouschet has the weight to meet it, and the aged ewe's milk fat rounds the wine's tannin. Alicante Bouschet red, Alentejo: Estremus · Grande Rocim Tinto · Conde d'Ervideira Reserva Tinto
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
Requeijão Serra da Estrela Our pick Fresh requeijão is white, creamy and mild. A dry traditional-method Dão sparkling brings bubbles and acidity that clear the palate between spoonfuls without masking the delicate flavour of the whey curd. Dão traditional-method sparkling, Dão: Soito Espumante Grande Reserva Blanc de Noirs · Quinta da Falorca Espumante Blanc de Noir Bruto Grande Reserva · Quinta dos Monteirinhos Blanc de Noirs
Queijo Serpa Our pick A young Serpa is buttery and mild. A traditional-method rosé with zero dosage and long lees ageing, medium in body and high in acidity, lifts the butter with its bubbles and leaves a dry, savoury finish. Traditional-method brut nature rosé, Alentejo: Malhadinha Brut Natural Rosé

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