A teinturier — one of the rare grapes with red flesh as well as red skin — Alicante Bouschet was created in 19th-century France and embraced by the Alentejo, where it has become a defining red. Wines are deeply coloured, full-bodied, robust in tannin and rich in dark fruit. It plays a starring role in many of the Alentejo's most prestigious bottlings — Pera-Manca, Cartuxa, Mouchão — often alongside Aragonez and Trincadeira. In Portugal it has found a second, more illustrious life.
Wine Radar compares prices for wines made from Alicante Bouschet across Portuguese online retailers — 2676 in the catalogue.
Alicante Bouschet wines on Wine Radar come mainly from Alentejo, Tejo, Douro, Península de Setúbal, Lisboa.
A teinturier — one of the rare grapes with red flesh as well as red skin — Alicante Bouschet was created in 19th-century France and embraced by the Alentejo, where it has become a defining red. Wines are deeply coloured, full-bodied, robust in tannin and rich in dark fruit. It plays a starring role in many of the…
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