Grape · Red

Port Blend

Warm climate

Typical Blend

Touriga Nacional 20-30%Tinta Roriz 15-25%Touriga Franca 15-25%Tinta Barroca 10-20%Tinto Cão 5-10%

About

Port uses a blend of indigenous Douro varieties, with Touriga Nacional providing intensity and structure, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo) adding fruit, and Touriga Franca contributing perfume. Fortified with grape spirit to retain natural sweetness.

Typical profile

Body

Full

Tannins

Firm

Acidity

Crisp

Sweetness

Sweet

Aromas

What the grape gives up young, and what it grows into with time in bottle.

Young · fresh from the glass

blackberry plum violet chocolate spice

Aged · develops with bottle time

fig toffee walnut dried fruit caramel

Explore aromas

Oak influence

Common

Aging

Ruby: drink within 5 years. LBV: 10-15 years. Vintage Tawny: ready on release. Vintage Port: 20-50+ years.

Growing regions

How the grape expresses across places, grouped by country. Chips call out how a region's style deviates from the grape's default.

Portugal

Douro

Port is fortified and aged in a variety of styles from Ruby to Tawny to Vintage

Food pairings

blue cheesedark chocolatenutscrème brûlée

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