Esporao Alicante bouschet 2015

Here's a lovely dry red wine from Portugal — Esporao working their magic with Alicante Bouschet from the 2015 vintage. A quick word on the grape: Alicante Bouschet is unusual among red grapes for its red flesh, producing intensely colored, full-bodied wines with concentrated dark fruit. Portugal is a goldmine of native grapes, from the zippy whites of the green northwest to the muscular reds and legendary Ports of the Douro Valley. This is your steak-night, lamb-roast, hearty-stew kind of red. Serve it at cool room temperature.