Alicante Bouschet

€98,50

Variety: Alicante Bouschet

From the 975 vines of the Alicante Bouschet variety and using the same production process as the red wines, Joachim Roque selected the best barrels to produce this special edition, a surprising wine. After 14 months in new French oak barrels, 3,200 bottles were produced, all numbered.

Tasting notes

The Special Edition of Alicante Bouschet is opaque and violet in color, with an aroma of ripe fruit and spices. On the palate it is ample, dense and silky with ripe tannins and a persistent finish, revealing all its ageing potential.

How to serve

It should be served at a temperature of 16ºC to 18ºC

Awards and Honors

Technical sheet

Harvest year: 2020
Country/Region: Portugal | Alentejo – Estremoz
Producer: Pedro Patrício
Winemaker: Joachim Roque
Soil type: Clay-schist
Solar orientation: SE – NO
Average altitude: 300 m

Terrain inclination: 44º
Varietal Composition: Alicante Bouschet (100%)
Alcohol content: 15% Vol.
Total Acidity: 5.40 g/L
Volatile Acidity: 0.70 g/L
pH: 3.56

Harvest, Vinification and Ageing

Manual night harvest in a 15kg box, carried out in the early hours of September 19, 2020.
Vinification by grape variety, in lagares with foot treading.
Aged for 14 months in new French Allier or Tronçois fine grain oak barrels.

Bottles produced

A selection of the best new French oak barrels gave rise to a special edition of 3,200 numbered bottles, with a natural cork stopper and then heat-sealed. Available in 750ml bottles.