{"title":"ALICANTE BOUSCHET","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Wine made from the Alicante Bouschet Grape Variety at Hic!\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/GrapeBanner2_718c824c-630e-42e6-913a-ef908aedfd63.jpg?v=1705495943\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlicante Bouschet is a 'teinturier' (grapes whose flesh and juice are red in colour) grape variety widely planted in Spain, Portugal and France, particularly in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The variety is a crossing of Petit Bouschet and Grenache and was first cultivated by viticulturalist Henri Bouschet in 1866. Originally designed as a blending grape to improve a wines depth of colour, Alicante Bouschet quickly became popular, not just for its intense colouring but for its generous yields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern producers in Spain and in Portugal, are working hard to change people's perception of the grape variety and prove that, when grown properly, it is capable of making great wine that is fruity, fresh and balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"casal-das-aires-alicante-bouschet","title":"Casal das Aires Alicante Bouschet 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Casal das Aires Alicante Bouschet is a red wine from the Tejo wine region of Portugal made from old vine Alicante Bouschet. This artisanal, old vine wine (just 1,056 bottles produced) was vinified in traditional lagares and aged for 18 months in used 500l and 225l oak barrels. The nose is abundant in wild fruit notes, such as blackberry and blueberry, along with black pepper and cocoa. The palate is fresh, well-balanced with smoky charcuterie undertones and velvety smooth tannins. The finish is long and silky. [#intro]With smoky charcuterie undertones \u0026amp; silky tannins this is a delicious, elegant take on Alicante Bouschet...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casal das Aires","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40910316732483,"sku":"A20CASALDASAIRESBOUSCHET","price":46.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/AlicanteBouschetBt.jpg?v=1706824987"},{"product_id":"herdade-da-lisboa-infantes-alentejo","title":"Herdade da Lisboa Infantes Tinto 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Herdade da Lisboa Infantes is a red wine produced from the Portuguese grape varieties Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira and Touriga Nacional. Part of the blend was aged in used French oak for 9 months prior to bottling. It displays aromas of fresh wild fruit, soft toasted notes and good body and volume in the mouth. \u003cem\u003e\"Deep garnet. Fresh blackberry fruit overlaid with creamy\/chocolatey tannins, smooth and caressing. Well structured, deep and generous. Ageing well with potential to age longer.\" (Julia Harding, 16.5+ points, Jancis.Robinson.com)\" \u003c\/em\u003e[#intro]Fresh blackberry fruit overlaid with creamy\/chocolatey tannins, smooth \u0026amp; caressing...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herdade da Lisboa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41418968956995,"sku":"A19HERDADEDALISBOAINFANTES-1","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/InfantesRedBt.jpg?v=1715587176"},{"product_id":"raul-perez-ultreia-saint-jacques-red-wine","title":"Raúl Pérez Ultreia `Saint Jacques` 2023","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRaúl Pérez Ultreia 'Saint Jacques'\u003c\/b\u003e is the perfect introduction to one of the most celebrated winemakers in the world. 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The aroma is beautiful and expressive, offering bright notes of crushed wild raspberries, fresh violets, and a subtle, earthy mountain freshness. In the glass, it is brilliantly lively and medium-bodied. It avoids harsh tannins or thick oak flavours, offering instead a pure, incredibly smooth texture that finishes with a mouth-watering, stony crispness. It is an uplifting and highly expressive style of wine that remains incredibly easy to drink. Thanks to its energetic profile and bright fruit flavours, this field blend is brilliantly food-friendly. It is a fantastic companion for a simple plate of cured meats and hard cheeses, a rustic mushroom tart, or a slow-roasted shoulder of lamb. 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