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Winography

Alicante Bouschet

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Dry · Red

One of the few teinturier grapes (red flesh, not just red skin), producing inky, deeply colored wines. Historically a blending grape but increasingly bottled as a varietal in Portugal.

Globalplantings
69k
hectares · 2023
Topcountry
Spain
61% of global total
Countriesgrown
19
across 5 continents
BodyFull
LightFull
AcidityMedium
LowHigh
TanninMedium–High
LowHigh
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