Winery Casal Branco - Capucho Alicante Bouschet

Winery Casal BrancoCapucho Alicante Bouschet

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Capucho Alicante Bouschet of Winery Casal Branco is a red wine from the region of Ribatejo of Tejo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Capucho Alicante Bouschet from the Winery Casal Branco

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Capucho Alicante Bouschet of Winery Casal Branco in the region of Tejo is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Casal Branco's Capucho Alicante Bouschet.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Schuyler

A complex interspecific cross between zinfandel and ontario (winchelle x diamond) obtained in 1932 by Wellington Richard. and Oberle G.D. at Cornell University in Geneva (United States). It can also be found in Canada, almost unknown in France. We noted that the boskoop glory resembles somewhat the Schuyler even if the origins, each time put forward, are quite different, to be followed!

Last vintages of this wine

Capucho Alicante Bouschet - 2004
In the top 100 of of Ribatejo wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Capucho Alicante Bouschet from Winery Casal Branco are 2004

Informations about the Winery Casal Branco

The winery offers 46 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Ribatejo in the region of Tejo

The Winery Casal Branco is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Ribatejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Tejo
In the top 20000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 650 of of Ribatejo wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Ribatejo

The wine region of Ribatejo is located in the region of Tejo of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Companhia das Lezírias or the Domaine Casa Cadaval produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ribatejo are Touriga nacional, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Fernao Pires, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ribatejo often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, leather or tobacco.


The wine region of Tejo

Tejo is a wine region in CentralPortugal which covers the same area as the Ribatejo province, just inland from the major city of Lisbon. The wine appellation's name was changed from Ribatejo in 2009. The entire region may use the Tejo VR (Vinho Regional) designation, similar to the French IGP/Vin de Pays, while some areas produce wines labeled with the higher-level Do Tejo DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada). A Warm, Dry area, it is also Portugal's only landlocked region – although it is influenced considerably by the Tejo river.

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The word of the wine: De-vatting

Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.

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