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85% Alicante Bouschet, 15% Trincadeira
This delicious, traditionally-styled wine from Portugal's warm Alentejo province is driven by dark-juiced Alicante Bouschet. Released with extra bottle age, it has an evolving bouquet, with nutty, chocolatey accents to the dark-toned fruit and spicy balsam core. This comes along with a warming and rich - but not heavy - mouthfeel. You can really sink into this with some aged cheeses and cured meats, or pair at the table with braises and roasts. "It has character, elegance, rusticity, with something earthy and polished tannins, still a little dusty. " - Luis Gutierrez, WINE ADVOCATE
Low added sulfites.
"Winemaking methods used are the estate’s trademark and tradition. The hand-picked grapes are transported to the winery in small baskets, carefully foot-trodden and whole bunch fermented in open stone lagares. The wine is then aged in the ancient 5000L barrels, made of Portuguese oak and mahogany, for at least four years. Once bottled it will cellar for a further 18 months. The resulting wine clearly reflects its origin, the Alicante Bouschet character, respect for tradition and slow aging process.
Mouchão is deep coloured and concentrated. Full, complex but equally fresh and elegant. The unique tannin structure enhances its cellaring potential. It can improve significantly if kept for up to two decades, or longer." - WINERY NOTES
85% Alicante Bouschet, 15% Trincadeira
This delicious, traditionally-styled wine from Portugal's warm Alentejo province is driven by dark-juiced Alicante Bouschet. Released with extra bottle age, it has an evolving bouquet, with nutty, chocolatey accents to the dark-toned fruit and spicy balsam core. This comes along with a warming and rich - but not heavy - mouthfeel. You can really sink into this with some aged cheeses and cured meats, or pair at the table with braises and roasts. "It has character, elegance, rusticity, with something earthy and polished tannins, still a little dusty. " - Luis Gutierrez, WINE ADVOCATE
Low added sulfites.
"Winemaking methods used are the estate’s trademark and tradition. The hand-picked grapes are transported to the winery in small baskets, carefully foot-trodden and whole bunch fermented in open stone lagares. The wine is then aged in the ancient 5000L barrels, made of Portuguese oak and mahogany, for at least four years. Once bottled it will cellar for a further 18 months. The resulting wine clearly reflects its origin, the Alicante Bouschet character, respect for tradition and slow aging process.
Mouchão is deep coloured and concentrated. Full, complex but equally fresh and elegant. The unique tannin structure enhances its cellaring potential. It can improve significantly if kept for up to two decades, or longer." - WINERY NOTES