#194 Alicante Bouschet

This is a grape that I thought would be one of the first 20 or so that I tried.  In fact I had some not long before I started this quest.  Then an alicante bouschet dry spell set in and we arrive "suddenly" at #194.

Here we have another successful Portuguese effort.  We had friends over and had a feast of BBQ ribs, decadent sides and of course pies and cookies.  My shipment from Laurenti Wines came in and so I thought it would be a great time to try a few wines.  Well this $10 bottle was gone very quickly.  It is a well rounded red with good acidity but light on tannins.  This example isn't something I would want to cellar perhaps but it does a great job at a great price of pleasing a party.