A guide to Alicante Bouschet worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Alicante Bouschet in Douro Valley

Quinta do Vesuvio ★ 4.7

DOC Porto and DOC DouroTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Amarela, Alicante Bouschet133 haFounded 1827Symington Family EstatesDouro Superior

A grand Douro Superior estate bought by the Symington family in 1989, Quinta do Vesuvio still treads its grapes by foot in granite lagares and makes a single-quinta Vintage Port every year it declares.

Tasting: Private full-day estate experience with foot-treading lagares, by reservation.

Signature wines: quinta-do-vesuvio-vintage-port

Lugar do Vesuvio, 5155-638 Numao, Vila Nova de Foz Coa, Portugal Book →

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