Wine Award’) by the country’s top wine magazine, in recognition for his major contributions to Portuguese wine. Velvet black fruit Alicante plays a minor role in many of Portugal’s reds but José Neiva Correia decided to give it centre stage. Alicante Bouschet produces some of the world's deepest coloured wines and is often used to enhance Portugal's top reds. We’re a little less rock ‘n’ roll than one man in a van these days, but we still go direct to the producers and still know every single one of them personally.

After you’re done admiring the inky-black color, get ready for aromas of intense berry fruit and sweet spice, which lead to a full, deliciously fresh palate of black plums, cassis, blackberry, vanilla, and cinnamon. Aluado immerses the senses with a flavour intensity and midnight complexion that compels the mind to drift and dream. Critic tasting note: (2021 vintage) "This wine misses some of the structure associated with Alicante Bouschet, but it compensates with bold black fruits and richness. Winning Gold medals almost every vintage, Jose makes the wine at his family estate, Quinta de Porto Franco, just north of Lisbon.A legend of Portuguese wine, he combines generations of tradition with an inquisitive spirit undimmed at 60-plus years of age.

Here, he keeps a watchful eye on the vineyards, where plenty of sun and cooling Atlantic breezes help grapes ripen slowly, boosting the development of aromatic and flavor complexity.Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.