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Alentejo wine region
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Warm, ripe, easy reds.
Hundreds of native grapes, famous for Port and dry Douro reds.
Notable producers in Alentejo
- Herdade do Esporão
- Cartuxa
- Herdade do Mouchão
- Herdade do Rocim
- Fitapreta
Alentejo wines to try
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
Quinta da Fonte Souto Branco
Symington's Alentejo white from Portalegre: fresh and mineral.
Food: Pork, fish
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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