Aluado Grande Reserva 2023
- Red - Full Bodied
Portugal
Wine Details
- Alicante Bouschet
- 7.40625 Units
- Vegan
- 12.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- Vegetarian
- 31 December 2030
Aluado remains at the top of our top-selling international reds – a multi award-winning phenomenon. This new Grande Reserva is its crowning glory.
They said he was ‘aluado’ (‘moon-mad’) but winemaker José Neiva Correia has proven his doubters wrong. You see, inky black Alicante Bouschet is usually found in Portuguese red blends, there to add deep colour and black fruit flavours. Rarely is it seen on its own.
That didn’t deter José – a talented winemaker, credited by wine writer Tim Atkin as the man behind Portugal’s wine revolution. José saw potential in this dark Portuguese star and his conviction has paid off. 49 Golds in just 10 vintages (Top Golds and Double Golds included).
In top vintages, José makes an opulent Reserva edition of Aluado, using the ripest, juiciest grapes of the harvest and patiently maturing the wine in oak barrels to add depth and complexity. This Reserva has a similar stunning history of show success having won a Trophy, Platinum, 7 Double Golds, 26 Golds, a raft of high scores up to 99pts – plus Best Buy and Top 100 awards – in just 6 vintages! Most years his premium Aluado is declared to be of Reserva quality – a prestigious title awarded by a panel of the region’s top winemakers.
But this is the first time ever that it has been singled out as a Grande Reserva – the highest (and rarest) level of quality.
It’s a powerful, complex red wine with fragrant aromas of sweet spice, ripe berries and earthy undertones, followed by deep, smoky damson and black cherry fruit flavours, rich spices and savoury hints. A perfect partner for richly flavoured casseroles and roast beef or lamb.
Aluado remains at the top of our top-selling international reds – a multi award-winning phenomenon. This new Grande Reserva is its crowning glory.
They said he was ‘aluado’ (‘moon-mad’) but winemaker José Neiva Correia has proven his doubters wrong. You see, inky black Alicante Bouschet is usually found in Portuguese red blends, there to add deep colour and black fruit flavours. Rarely is it seen on its own.
That didn’t deter José – a talented winemaker, credited by wine writer Tim Atkin as the man behind Portugal’s wine revolution. José saw potential in this dark Portuguese star and his conviction has paid off. 49 Golds in just 10 vintages (Top Golds and Double Golds included).
In top vintages, José makes an opulent Reserva edition of Aluado, using the ripest, juiciest grapes of the harvest and patiently maturing the wine in oak barrels to add depth and complexity. This Reserva has a similar stunning history of show success having won a Trophy, Platinum, 7 Double Golds, 26 Golds, a raft of high scores up to 99pts – plus Best Buy and Top 100 awards – in just 6 vintages! Most years his premium Aluado is declared to be of Reserva quality – a prestigious title awarded by a panel of the region’s top winemakers.
But this is the first time ever that it has been singled out as a Grande Reserva – the highest (and rarest) level of quality.
It’s a powerful, complex red wine with fragrant aromas of sweet spice, ripe berries and earthy undertones, followed by deep, smoky damson and black cherry fruit flavours, rich spices and savoury hints. A perfect partner for richly flavoured casseroles and roast beef or lamb.
