This is what good wine from the Bastardo grape tastes like

Bastardo is a red grape variety grown in Spain and Portugal, where it produces relatively light red wines, especially for the region. This isn't surprising, as it's genetically similar to the Trousseau grape from the French Jura region.

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A few hundred years ago, Bastardo/Trousseau arrived in Spain and Portugal from the French Jura Mountains. How this happened is unknown. In Spain, it's found primarily in Galicia, sometimes under the name Merenzao. It's even permitted in the Rioja region, where it's called Maturana Tinta. It's more common in Portugal than in Spain, where it's almost always called Bastardo. Portuguese winemakers from the Douro region use it for Port. It's most common in the Dão region of Portugal, but also elsewhere, for example, in the Setúbal Peninsula. Because Bastardo produces much lighter, softer wines than elsewhere in the country, it's sometimes called the "Portuguese Burgundy."

We currently have one wine made from the Bastardo grape in our range. You can view our Bastardo wine here.