Touriga Franca
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Herdade de São Miguel 2009 Touriga Franca Touriga Franca (Alentejano)
- $18
A limited-production wine, fermented in open lagars. It has beautiful perfumes, with touches of violet and sweet spice. With its soft, integrated tannins, this is dense, well proportioned, all in balance.
— R.V.
(4/1/2011)
Quinta do Portal 2009 Touriga Franca (Douro)
- Cellar Selection
- $45
An impressive single varietal wine, this shows notes of spice, black currant and wood, along with dark tannins and a firm, dry core. With its acidity and tannins, this will likely age over several years.
— R.V.
(10/1/2012)
Herdade de São Miguel 2010 Touriga Franca (Alentejano)
A finely structured wine that has serious tannins as well as red berry fruits. It is dense with a strong minerally, chewy texture; it’s certainly rich but also elegant. For aging over 3-4 years.
— R.V.
(8/1/2012)
Quinta do Portal 2001 Touriga Franca (Douro)
- $35
The first varietal release of Touriga Franca from Quinta do Portal is packed with cedar and coffee aromas, and flavors ripe figs and red plums. This is rich, but balanced with some wood flavors balancing the ripe fruit. Good tannins suggest aging potential.
— R.V.
(11/1/2004)
Casal dos Jordões 2003 Reserva Touriga Franca (Douro)
This big, fruity wine shows the liveliness and vivacity of the Touriga Franca grape. It certainly has plenty of dry tannins, but it also has great blackberry fruits, some figs as well as tarry and violet perfumes. A delicious wine, ready to drink now, but will age over five years. Imported by Organic Vintners.
— R.V.
(3/1/2006)
Real Companhia Velha 2004 Quinta dos Aciprestes Colheita Seleccionada Touriga Franca (Douro)
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- $13
Paired with a similarly powerful Touriga Nacional-based wine, this has some elegance as well as all that richness. It is dark, dense and concentrated, but the fruit shows fine, dusty tannins, firm dry berries and freshness. It has a wild herbal character, which adds further complexity.
— R.V.
(11/1/2009)
DFJ Vinhos 2000 Grand Arte Touriga Franca (Estremadura)
- $20
Superripe fruit is the hallmark of this wine. The aromas are sweet, juicy, almost Porty; the palate is huge, with rich fruit flavors and great power. —R.V.
— R.V.
(12/31/2002)
DFJ Vinhos 2004 Grand’Arte Touriga Franca (Estremadura)
- $15
One of the major Douro grapes, Touriga Franca was formerly known as Touriga Francesa until the French objected. Further south in the relatively cool conditions of Estremadura it makes this very perfumed wine, with a slight green character. It leaves very firm, dry tannins in the mouth. Would benefit from a year’s aging. Imported by Grape Expectations (CA).
— R.V.
(3/1/2006)
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