This is what good wine from the Trincadeira grape tastes like

Trincadeira produces deep red wine with dark fruit flavors, sometimes a touch of spice and lively tannins. It grows all over Portugal, but mainly in Alentejo.

Trincadeira has many synonyms. It grows in various wine regions, and everywhere winegrowers have given it their own name over time. The most common are: Tinta Amarela, Espadeiro, Murteira, Mortágua, Crato Preto and Ovelha Tinto.

To make things even more confusing: sometimes winegrowers use those names for a different grape than Trincadeira. For instance, the 'Trincadeira' from Estremadura is probably actually Castelão. To keep things reasonably clear, at AndereWijn we simply mean the Trincadeira from Alentejo.