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Sunday 23 September 2012

Quinta de Alcube Castelão 2009

15 / 20
Producer: Quinta de Alcube
Region: Setúbal
Country: Portugal







Lively garnet on the glass, this red from Setúbal shows a not very open bouquet, with some intense sweet red fruit and some coffee also showing up. There's also some alcohol showing up on the bouquet, a reminder of the15% volume this carries.

Average bodied but showing a nice structure, lots of hard tannins still showing alongside with a fresh, edgy acidity. So, a very young red with just the right amount of red fruit, although it lacks a bit of complexity. And for my taste, the alcohol is too upfront, specially on the mid range ending. 

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