Touriga Nacional
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Touriga Nacional is a highly regarded Portuguese red wine grape variety known for producing deeply colored, tannic, and aromatic wines, and is a key component in both Port and dry Douro wines.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Touriga Nacional canonical | 6 |
| Touriga | 1 |
| Touriga Fina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3964584 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Touriga Nacional Context triple: [Douro Demarcated Region, primaryGrapeVariety, Touriga Nacional]
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A.
Madeira wine
Madeira wine is a fortified Portuguese wine from the island of Madeira, renowned for its unique oxidative aging process and long-lasting, complex flavors.
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B.
Dão wine region
Dão wine region is a renowned Portuguese appellation in north-central Portugal, known for its high-quality red and white wines, particularly those made from the Touriga Nacional and Encruzado grape varieties.
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C.
Malvasía wine
Malvasía wine is a distinctive, often sweet white wine made from Malvasia grapes, traditionally produced in various Mediterranean and Atlantic regions.
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D.
Douro Demarcated Region
The Douro Demarcated Region is a historic wine-producing area in northern Portugal, renowned as one of the world’s oldest demarcated wine regions and the birthplace of Port wine.
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E.
Verdelho
Verdelho is a white wine grape variety originally from Portugal, known for producing aromatic, medium-bodied wines with vibrant acidity and tropical fruit flavors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Touriga Nacional Target entity description: Touriga Nacional is a highly regarded Portuguese red wine grape variety known for producing deeply colored, tannic, and aromatic wines, and is a key component in both Port and dry Douro wines.
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A.
Madeira wine
Madeira wine is a fortified Portuguese wine from the island of Madeira, renowned for its unique oxidative aging process and long-lasting, complex flavors.
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B.
Dão wine region
Dão wine region is a renowned Portuguese appellation in north-central Portugal, known for its high-quality red and white wines, particularly those made from the Touriga Nacional and Encruzado grape varieties.
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C.
Malvasía wine
Malvasía wine is a distinctive, often sweet white wine made from Malvasia grapes, traditionally produced in various Mediterranean and Atlantic regions.
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D.
Douro Demarcated Region
The Douro Demarcated Region is a historic wine-producing area in northern Portugal, renowned as one of the world’s oldest demarcated wine regions and the birthplace of Port wine.
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E.
Verdelho
Verdelho is a white wine grape variety originally from Portugal, known for producing aromatic, medium-bodied wines with vibrant acidity and tropical fruit flavors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grape variety
ⓘ
red wine grape ⓘ wine grape ⓘ |
| acidityLevel | medium-high ⓘ |
| ageingPotential | high ⓘ |
| aromaticProfile | aromatic ⓘ |
| berrySize | small ⓘ |
| bunchSize | small ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Portugal ⓘ |
| cultivatedInCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Portugal ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| grapeColor | black ⓘ |
| keyComponentOf |
Douro red blends
ⓘ
Port blends ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
intense color
ⓘ
strong tannic backbone ⓘ suitability for oak ageing ⓘ |
| primaryColorOfWine | deeply colored ⓘ |
| skinThickness | thick ⓘ |
| synonym |
Touriga Nacional
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Touriga
Touriga Nacional self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Touriga Fina
|
| tanninLevel | high ⓘ |
| typicalAlcoholLevel | high ⓘ |
| typicalAroma |
blackberry
ⓘ
blueberry ⓘ dark fruit ⓘ floral notes ⓘ herbal notes ⓘ spice ⓘ violet ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
blending grape
ⓘ
varietal wine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Port wine
ⓘ
dry red wine ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Bairrada
ⓘ
DOC ⓘ
surface form:
Dao DOC
Douro River ⓘ
surface form:
Douro
Douro Demarcated Region ⓘ
surface form:
Douro DOC
Dão-Lafões ⓘ
surface form:
Dão
|
| vineVigour | low ⓘ |
| wineProfile |
concentrated
ⓘ
structured ⓘ tannic ⓘ |
| wineStyle | full-bodied red wine ⓘ |
| yieldLevel | low ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Touriga Nacional Description of subject: Touriga Nacional is a highly regarded Portuguese red wine grape variety known for producing deeply colored, tannic, and aromatic wines, and is a key component in both Port and dry Douro wines.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Touriga
this entity surface form:
Touriga Fina