This is what good wine from the Castelão grape tastes like

Castelão is a Portuguese grape variety that produces accessible, soft red wines. It's sultry, with a fresh raspberry flavor. The best single varieties are made in Terras do Sado, on the Setúbal peninsula.

The Castelão is a cross between the Cova da Piriquita and the Castelão Francés and is found primarily in southern Portugal. It has numerous nicknames, the most famous of which is Periquita (the little parrot). It was given this nickname by the famous Portuguese winemaker José Maria de Fonseca, after the eponymous farm where Fonseca pressed his first grapes in the 19th century.

Other names for the Castelão include João do Santarém, Tinta Merousa, or Mortágua de Vide Branca in the Douro region. Bastardo Espanhol on the island of Madeira, and Trincadeira in Estremadura and Bairrada.