Aluado Alicante Bouschet 2016
It began as a crazy idea but this red gets more delicious every year. Rich, deep, complex, powerful!
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- Red - Full Bodied
Portugal
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Wine Details
- Almost Black Red
- Alicante Bouschet
- 7.7 Units
- Vegan
- 13% ABV
- Vegetarian
- 31 December 2019
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Ripe damson and blackberry with a hint of coffee and cinnamon
Aroma
Intense forest fruit with spice and savoury notes
The Wine
They said he was 'aluado' ('loony') but the ever inventive José Neiva Correia has proved his doubters wrong. Alicante Bouschet produces some of the world's deepest coloured wines and is often used to enhance Portugal's top reds. Here you find it in its pure form thanks to José. A legend of Portuguese wine, he combines generations of tradition with an inquisitive spirit undimmed at 60+ years of age. Following on from last year's triple Gold medal triumph, José again used grapes from his own historic estate, Quinta de Porto Franco, which dates back to the 12th century and is thought to be the oldest vineyard in Alenquer. Thanks to a great season, Aluado 2016 is a big, rich wine best served with roast meats - try with pork or rack of lamb.
They said he was 'aluado' ('loony') but the ever inventive José Neiva Correia ha...
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