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. Rarely used on its own, Alicante Bouschet from the cooler Lisboa region can obviously produce an impressively structured wine. For wine explorers looking for style, originality and boldness in their choices, Aluado is the ‘moonstruck’ take on a classic red-fleshed grape. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Alicante Bouschet produces some of the world’s deepest coloured wines and is often used to enhance Portugal’s top reds.

The 2018 Reserva was thick black with little or no light getting through, more "body" than the 2021. During the whole fermentative process, pumping over 2 times per day, using each time half of the volume contained in the vat. Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. A pleasure as aperitif, with tapas and snacks, or as accompany of red meat, risotto, paella, pasta, pizza, vegetarian, curry and other spicy food and dry cheese dishes. When Jose Neiva Correira first decided to make a red from pure Alicante Bouschet, a grape usually only used as part of a blend, everyone thought he was mad 'aluado'.

The structure, while offering firm tannins, is balanced with the acidity that gives a crisp aftertaste.

That didn’t deter José - a talented winemaker, credited by wine journo Tim Atkin as the man behind Portugal’s wine revolution. I am enjoying the 2021 but when a glass full is held up to a light, you can just about see the light coming through the wine.Winning Gold medals almost every vintage, Jose makes the wine at his family estate, Quinta de Porto Franco, just north of Lisbon. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. The wine Maker is Jose Neiva Correia, who’s known in Portugal as MISTER WINE, and is owner with his brothers and sisters and is Chief wine maker at DFJ Vinhos.

The scene is set for the hero of our story, a grape varietal first cultivated in 1866, Alicante Bouschet.

They said he was 'aluado' ('loony') but the ever inventive José Neiva Correia has proved his doubters wrong. After the alcoholic fermentation, the cap is plunged for 30 days, and during that period, extraction of the gentle tannins is conducted, along with the malolactic fermentation and the natural stabilization of the wine.