Alentejo Tinto

by Cortes de Cima 2016

$32.99 ($395.88 /case)

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Alentejo Tinto by Cortes de Cima 2016

Alentejo Tinto

by Cortes de Cima 2016

$32.99 ($395.88 /case)

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Producer : Cortes de Cima

Region : Alentejo (Portugal), Portugal (Portugal)

Food Pairing : Cured Meat, Hard Cheese

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Tasting Notes

"Softly rich and spicy, here is the estate wine from this Alentejo estate. Full of rounded black fruits, the wine is a blend mainly of Aragonez and Syrah, giving perfumed flavors as well as a warm, southern feel. Drink now."

90 Points - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, August 2020

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Price of Case	$395.88
Point Score	90
Cellaring	Drink Now or Cellar
Sweetness	XD - Extra Dry See Sweetness Chart
Bottle Size	750ml
Producer	Cortes de Cima
Region	Alentejo (Portugal), Portugal (Portugal)
Alcohol	13.5%
Style	Warm and fruity
Vintage	2016
Farming Method	Traditional
Food Pairing	Cured Meat, Hard Cheese
Descriptors	Floral, Fruity
Wine Type	Red
Wood Presence	Unoaked
Body	Medium
Grapes	5% Alicante Bouschet, 45% Aragonez, 30% Syrah / Shiraz, 15% Touriga Nacional, 5% Trincadeira

The Producer

Cortes de Cima

When the owners, Hans and Carrie acquired the property in 1988, Cortes de Cima was considered an average-sized estate for the Alentejo region with its 375 hectares of olive groves and dry arable land. In 1991, they started to plant 50 hectares of vines.

In 1996, Cortes de Cima’s first vintage – grown, produced and bottled on the family estate – made it to market. Local wine experts were scornful and openly criticized their winemaking methods. Regardless, Hans and Carrie decided to send wines from their first two vintages (1996 and 1997) to London’s International Wine Challenge in 1998 and had the last laugh, earning the highest honours for Portugal! Afterwards, their first syrah, Incógnito 1998, won a gold medal in Brussels. Before long, the Portuguese press was praising the vineyard, calling it ‘the latest discovery in wine production.’ From that moment on, their reputation in Portugal was established, and Cortes de Cima’s wines, Chaminé and Incógnito, were well on their way to becoming the iconic brands they are today. The estate now counts 130 hectares of vines, mainly Aragonez, Syrah, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira, Petit Verdot, Anton Vaz and Verdelho, but Hans, as passionate as ever, continues to experiment with new varieties.