Red · Alentejano · Portugal
Esporão Alicante Bouschet
Scored from 237 calibrated Vivino reviewers. Cohort: Red · Portugal (351 wines).
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Is Alicante Bouschet a good wine?
Tasting profile
A full-bodied, complex red showing ripe red and black fruit layered with leather, tobacco, vanilla, toasted oak, and spice, finishing balanced with firm tannins and lively acidity. Mature and intense yet approachably smooth, it pairs beautifully with strong cheeses and dark, slow-cooked meats.
Synthesized from 237Vivino reviewers' tasting notes for this bottle.
What reviewers say
“Experienced in the winery paired with roast loin of black pig and chick pea stew. Wow, what a pairing. Full, mature and balanced.”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Summary
Esporão Alicante Bouschet is a Portuguese red from Alentejano. The cheapest 750 ml listing found for it is $53.95, which puts the bottle in the $30–60 band.
350 other reds from Portugal form the cohort it is ranked inside. The calibrated figure is built from 237 of its Vivino reviewers. A broader pool of 239 reviewers with two or more ratings feeds the raw-average track instead.
- Cohort
- Red · Portugal · 351 wines
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Cohort: Red · Portugal
