We’ve coated Symington’s Quinta da Fonte Souto white mix on a number of events, however by no means its purple: this alicante bouschet is a signature number of southern Portugal’s Alentejo area. These grapes are grown at Symington’s 511-acre Quinta da Fonte Souto property in Portalegre.
The ensuing wine is darkish purple, utterly opaque — maybe finest considered Portugal’s reply to American syrah. Dense and beefy, it’s rolling with savory overtones from the beginning that run its core currant notes by bacon fats and brambly earth. I waited ages for this to open up however by no means had a lot luck, the completed product remaining tight and meaty, its fruit clearly locked away someplace inside. Maybe some years in cellar will reveal extra of its charms.
B / $43 / symington.com
2018 Quinta de Fonte Souto Alicante Bouschet DOC
$43
