Aluado Alicante Bouschet 2024

As Wine Spectator writes, in Portugal “prices are superb and quality has never been better.” Leading the way are winemakers like José Neiva, who has earned local and international attention for his work. His dark, densely fruited Aluado Alicante Bouschet is a consistent knockout.

José’s friends called him aluado (moonstruck or crazy) when he decided to make a wine from 100% Alicante Bouschet, a grape that’s typically used just for blends. But boy, did he show them: Since its launch in 2012, his bottling has won over 40 gold medals and more than 10 scores of 90+ points, and has been named a Wine Enthusiast Best Buy three times.

Norman Jewison’s beloved romantic comedy earned Cher the Academy Award for Best Actress for her luminous performance as Loretta Castorini, a widowed Brooklyn bookkeeper. When she agrees to marry the safe and reliable Johnny Cammareri, she unexpectedly falls for his passionate younger brother Ronny (Nicolas Cage) during a fateful visit to the opera to see La Bohème. The film earned six Oscar nominations total, with wins also for Olympia Dukakis as Best Supporting Actress, and John Patrick Shanley for Best Original Screenplay. The magical full moon that watches over Loretta’s transformation connects perfectly with this Portuguese Aluado, which means “moonstruck” and features a silver moon on its label. You may even agree that the wine delivers bewitching flavors as intoxicating as falling in love.

Wine type: Red
Grape type: Other
Country of Origin: Portugal
Year: 2024

Aluado Alicante Bouschet is a full-bodied red wine with complex dark berry and baking spice aromas. The palate offers structure, ripe tannins and rich flavors of plums, blackberry, coffee and cinnamon.

Alcohol content: 12