Alabastro Alentejano 2021, Alianca Vinhos de Portugal

A mellow and friendly southern Portuguese red, with warming flavours of black fruits, vineyard herbs, aromatic spice and dried figs.  Unpretentious yet very pleasing and harmonious.

60% Aragonês, 30% Trincadeira, 10% Alicante Bouschet

Producer notes – production:  A combination of hand and machine-picked grapes are sourced from Alianca’s own vineyards in the Alentejo region in the south-east, not far from the Spanish border. Here low yielding, old vines are tended traditionally from plantings on clay soils. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats controlled at 30 degrees for 6 days with extended maceration on the skins to extract sufficient colour, fruit and tannins. The wine is matured in tank for a few months before bottling.