The Price: $6.99 at QFC (marked down from $7.99)
Alandra is located in Portugal. Portugal is well known for Port and Madeira, and less so for it's red wines and Vinho Verde. I have been unable to find any information regarding the grapes that are used in this wine. The winery is located in Portual's Alentejo region, which mostly grows Syrah and Alicante Bouschet, so I would presume that one or both of those grapes are in this wine. Beyond that I have no idea.
The bottle was stopped with a natural cork and decanted an hour before tasting.
The wine actually had a small grape leaf in the bottle. I've never encountered that before. It surprised me to see it because it seems like the leaf should have been filtered out at some point during the production or bottling process.
The wine is medium-dark red in color. It has aromas of berry, black olive and bell pepper. It has flavors of raspberry and cherry and mild spices. For the price it's a pretty good wine. The flavors are not bold or very pronounced, so I think most people will find it drinkable. It's kind of an everyday wine at an everyday price.
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