2023 Património Au Léu Grande Escolha Touriga Nacional, Lisboa, Portugal

Some reds are built around softness.
Others are built around structure and perfume.

The 2023 Património Au Léu Grande Escolha Touriga Nacional feels like the kind of bottle that reminds you why Touriga Nacional can be so compelling on its own — dark fruit, floral lift, and real shape in the glass. Black fruits, violet, and a hint of bergamot on the nose, with balanced acidity and well-defined tannins on the palate. Full-bodied, deep in color, and enormously elegant, with black-fruit and spice aromas.

This is 100% Touriga Nacional from IG Lisboa at 14% ABV, and it reads like a more polished, varietal-driven expression rather than a broad, jammy red. A strong dinner wine: structured, aromatic, and quietly serious.

What It Feels Like

Think lamb on the table, the room finally settling down, and a bottle that gets more composed the longer it sits in the glass.

What makes this wine work is the combination of floral top notes and firmer Cabernet-like structure. Black fruit, violet, bergamot, acidity, and defined tannin; the broader Touriga profile suggests that those elements usually come with grip, depth, and aging potential. Built more around shape and elegance than easy fruit alone. 

In the Glass

Aromatics
Black fruits, violet, bergamot, and spice.

Palate
Dark fruit with balanced acidity and well-defined tannins, giving the wine structure and harmony.

Texture
Full-bodied and structured, with firm shape rather than plush softness. 

Finish
Elegant and persistent, with dark fruit and spice carrying through the close. 

Why We Love This Bottle

Touriga Nacional In A More Serious Register
This is not being sold as a simple, fruit-forward red. The language around the 2023 is consistently about elegance, structure, and aging potential, which is exactly the lane many people want from this grape.

Floral Lift Matters Here
Violet and bergamot give the wine something more than just black-fruit depth. That kind of aromatic detail is part of what makes Touriga Nacional so appealing as a varietal wine.

A Strong Food Red
This wine points toward beef, veal, poultry, and pasta, while the trade sheet specifically calls it an excellent option for cheese and light dishes. That combination suggests a structured red that still stays usable at the table.

Pair It With

• Grilled lamb
• Beef or veal
• Roast chicken
• Pasta with ragù
• Aged cheeses

Technical Notes

Producer: Património Wines / Bonifácio
Cuvée: Au Léu Grande Escolha Touriga Nacional
Region: Vinho Regional Lisboa, Portugal
Grape: 100% Touriga Nacional
Alcohol: 14% ABV

Style Notes:
Full-bodied, deep in color, elegant, and built around black fruit, violet, bergamot, spice, balanced acidity, and defined tannins.

Body: Full
Structure: Balanced acidity · well-defined tannins · elegant finish

Flavor Profile
Black Fruits · Violet · Bergamot · Spice

Drink Window
Now–2031