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Reserva Red

Producer: Herdade do Esporão
Style: Red
Vintage: 2005
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Aragonês, Trincadeira
Region: Portugal < Alentejo < Reguengos

PRICE: $25

Tasting Notes and Food Pairing Suggestions

  • Fingerling potato, spicy chorizo, piquillo pepper, and clam stew
  • Grilled lamb chops
  • Seared sirloin steaks drizzled with aged balsamic vinegar and fleur de sel

Ripe, juicy, and broad on the palate, this standout Alentejo red brings indigenous Portuguese grape varieties together with Cabernet Sauvignon to great effect. A rich, polished wine displaying plum preserves, toasted piecrust, and sumptuous blackberry fruit.

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