Alicante Bouschet

Say it: ah-lee-KAHN-teh boo-SHAY

A French crossing with red flesh as well as red skin. Almost forgotten in France, it found a true home in the Alentejo, where estates such as Mouchão have made it a regional signature.

In the glassInky colour, blackberry, dark plum, cocoa; firm tannins.

Wines made with Alicante Bouschet

Alentejo Red

Red

Alentejo DOC Tinto

Ripe, round, generous reds from a sunny inland plain, with soft tannins and dark fruit. Easy to enjoy young; the best estates make powerful wines that age well.

Critics: up to 92 pts

Bottles to try

Mouchão Tinto

Red

Herdade do Mouchão · Alentejo

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Producers to try

Herdade do Esporão

Reguengos de Monsaraz · Alentejo, Douro, Vinho Verde

One of the Alentejo’s leading estates, with a large organic vineyard and an ampelographic collection of native grapes. Also owns Quinta do Ameal and Quinta dos Murças in the Douro.

Herdade do Mouchão

Sousel · Alentejo

A family estate with British roots dating to the 19th century, whose Alicante Bouschet reds, trodden in lagares, helped make the grape an Alentejo icon.

Herdade da Malhadinha Nova

Albernoa, Beja · Alentejo

A family estate in the Baixo Alentejo combining wine, farming and hospitality, with organic vineyards.