Caudal da Touriga

Mais uma referência ao vasto caudal sobre Tourigo como berço da Touriga Nacional.
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Touriga - a grape by any other name would smell as sweet
Posted by Carrie on Saturday July 4th, 2009 at 16:18

And the same questions pop up about the Portuguese varietals, i.e. ”What does ‘Touriga’ mean?” as in our single varietal Touriga Nacional. According to local belief, there is a small village in the heart of the Dão, ’Tourigo‘ - where the variety is said to originate. The variety dominated the Dão vineyards prior to phylloxera (1870’s), and prior to its widespread appearance in the Douro, as a major grape for port production. To back up this theory, it is pointed out that Mortágua, a neighbouring village to Tourigo, is a synonym for the same variety.
Touriga Nacional , also known as the ‘queen’ of the Portuguese grape varieties, is now grown successfully in all areas of Portugal, from the north to the south, and has spread rapidly across the border and around the globe, to Spain, Australia, California, etc. Cortes de Cima was one of the pioneers in growing Touriga Nacional in the Alentejo where, characterized by its low production and small berries, when well ripened we find it one of our most unique wines, distinguished by highly aromatic fruit and an intense flowery bouquet. All 3 of our releases to date (including the currently available 2005) have been showered with top +90 ratings, gold medals and trophies including the IWC Touriga trophy, Alentejo trophy, and Portuguese Red Wine Trophy.