This is a Portuguese red, blended from unspecified grapes, intentionally targeted at 10% ABV. The winemaker says so on the back label.
It has great color, strong tannin, great flavor, strong nose ... but the mouthfeel is a bit thin. To be fair, I'm used to drinking reds in the 13% to 14.8% ABV range, and the difference in ABV is significant.
I like it and would buy it again, but it's certainly different. Which is ok, no point in drinking the same wine, day after day.
It reminds me of a comment a friend made many moons ago. He went into the US Air Force and spent 3 years in Germany, drinking German beer. After exiting service he returned to his home area. He got together with his high school buddies, and consistently drank them under the table. He was used to drinking significantly stronger German beer, and when drinking American mass market beer, he could literally drink twice as much without noticing it.
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