Red Grape Styles

Firm, robust reds

Touriga Nacional – aromatic, herby, full-bodied

Castelão – firmly raspberry-fruity, cedary with age

Touriga Franca – dense, fragrant, with velvety tannin

Baga – firm, long-lived, intense reds

Tinto Cão – fine, dense, floral reds

Sousão (Vinhão) – dense reds, mainly in Port and Vinho Verde

Alicante Bouschet – intense, rich reds, especially Alentejo

Fruity, elegant reds

Tinta Roriz |Aragonez appealing, red-fruited

Trincadeira – bright, raspberry-fruity

Alfrocheiro – smooth, easy, strawberry-fruity

Jaen – soft, aromatic, fruity

Tinta Barroca – dark, plummy reds, big in Port and Douro