2017 Quinta da Capela Douro blend.pt

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  11/9/2021 - forceberry wrote: 83 Points

  A blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão, Sousão and Tinta Amarela, sourced from Baixo-Corgo. 13,5% alcohol.
  
  Brooding, very dark and almost completely opaque black cherry color. Youthful, fruit-forward nose with aromas of ripe dark fruits, some savory spices, a little bit of fresh black cherry, light inky tones, a boozy hint of alcohol and a pungent touch of peppery spice. The wine is dry, medium-bodied and rather linear on the palate with bright but also a bit light flavors of crunchy dark berries, some slightly woody - possibly stemmy - notes, a little bit of tart chokeberry, light inky tones, an extracted hint of bitterness and a touch of alcohol warmth. The wine is enjoyably firm and sinewy, thanks to its moderately high acidity and rather grippy tannins, but also slightly thin and lacking in intensity. The finish is fresh, somewhat grippy and medium in length with a bit light flavors of crunchy dark berries, some sour cherry bitterness, light inky tones, a little bit of dry and slightly stemmy woody character and a hint of astringent chokeberry.
  
  A rather linear, slightly underwhelming and quite generic but also enjoyably structured and firm Douro red. Doesn't offer much depth or character, but nevertheless works as a decent everyday red. This is also a rather reliable choice for its price (7,74€), if one is looking for an affordable and stylistically quite traditional buffet wine for occasions that call for a more serious food wine rather than a simple and easy drinking wine. However, Douro geeks don't need to bother; this feels like a simple, underwhelming red wine made from grapes that are farmed quantity - not quality - in mind.

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