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Alicante Bouschet grape
Alicante Bouschet is a red grape known for black cherry, plum, chocolate, earth. Its best-known homes are Alentejo, Almansa, Languedoc.
Alicante Bouschet wines to try
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Esporão Reserva Tinto
Alentejo · Tempranillo, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet, Cabernet Sauvignon
Warm and ripe: blackberry, plum, vanilla and spice with smooth tannins.
Food: Pork and clams, roast meats, stews
Esporão Colheita Organic Red
Alentejo · Aragonez, Touriga Nacional, Alicante Bouschet
Ripe, organic Alentejo red.
Food: Grilled meats, stews
Herdade do Mouchão Mouchão
Alentejo · Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira
Deep, brooding Alentejo classic with black fruit, dried herbs and leather, foot-trodden and long-lived.
Food: Slow-roasted black pork shoulder
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