Organic

Cortes de Cima Branco - 2023

Name: Cortes de Cima Branco
Brand: Cortes de Cima
SKU: 54371
Price: 29.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

750 mL

Item # 54371

A dry white blend of Alvarinho, and Sauvignon Blanc from coastal vineyards in Vila Nova de Milfontes, and Viognier from inland vineyards in Vidigueira. Fermented and aged in 2000L Austrian foudres on the lees for 12 months. A further 6 months on the lees in stainless steel occurs before bottling. Pair with Alentejo ham.

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Color

White

Vintage

2023

Country

Portugal

Region

Alentejo

Producer

Cortes de Cima

Grape Variety

Alvarinho

Sauvignon Blanc

Viognier

Production Methods

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

More About This Wine

Alentejo

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Viognier

Some of the most intriguing wines associated with the white Viognier grape contain hardly any Viognier at all: in the Côte Rôtie appellation, wine must be made principally from the red Syrah grape, but up to 20 percent (often far less) can be of white Viognier. The practice of adding Viognier to Syrah began as a way of taming the very ripe, tannic reds of the hot Côte Rôtie ("roasted slope"), but it produced such incredible results that other countries, most notably Australia, have followed...

Sauvignon Blanc

Few varietals have spawned as bizarre a list of descriptors as Sauvignon Blanc. Believe it or not, “cat pee” is in fact a complimentary tasting note, associated with some of the best bottlings. (It’s a somewhat odd way of pointing out herbaceousness in the wine.) Cat pee aside, Sauvignon Blanc (sometimes called "Fumé Blanc" in California) is a bit of a chameleon in terms of style, and quite utterly at the whim of the winemaker. Some are fermented in barrel, others in stainless steel. Some...

Portugal

The Dão and the Douro are the most important regions as far as red Portuguese table wine is concerned. Douro wines tend to be a bit fuller and fleshier than their Dão counterparts, which are generally lighter and higher in acidity. Reds from both regions are dense, rustic, and well-balanced. They also show their terroir quite clearly, and represent a great alternative to the modern fruit-driven style. Vinho Verde is Portugal’s most famous white wine. Literally translated as "green wine," it...

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