Tasting - Aluado Alicante Bouschet 2014

My third tasting of weekend:

Name: Aluado Alicante Bouschet
Variety: Alicante Bouschet
Region: Lisboa IGT
Country: Portugal
Year: 2014
Price: ~$15.00 ? (This is an estimate found at wsjwine.com, my mom paid $69.99 for the box of 15 different wines as part of the Wall Street Journal's Discovery Wine club introductory promotion)

Wine Enthusiast review: "With the typical dark color of this red grape, this is a dense and firm wine. It has rich plum and berry flavors that are dark as well as juicy. Tannins lace the background to already delicious wine, finishing with refreshing acidity. 90 Points."

My review: So I picked this bottle out of my mother's box of 15 wines purely because its label is art. Also I love how poetic the name of this wine is! Aluado means "moonstruck," or "crazy," which is apparently what the friends of Jose Neiva called him when he decided to bottle his Alicante Bouschet grapes solo, or not in a blend. How poetic! But anyway, this had a deep red, burgundy color to it, with a complicated nose! It was hard for me to pick out individual aromas, but I found notes of berries and some kind of spicy, peppery hint. This was a bold wine! I noticed fruity, berrylike flavors with a hint of spice, like cinnamon or pepper in the aftertaste. It had a smooth mouth feel as well. I would definitely try this one again!

This was tasted without food.