“Vintages can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards,” to paraphrase philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.
Synopsis: Harvest 2011, our 16th harvest. Another record winter rainfall. Record tropical heat in May. Record early start to harvest. Superlative summer and harvest weather. Harvest quantity – up. Harvest quality – above average.
For the second year running, we had an [...]
Our Cortes de Cima Reserva and our iconic Incógnito are our ‘Top of the Range’ wines, only bottled in exceptional years. Vintage 2008 was just such a year, one of our greatest vintages of the decade, with the growing season of dry, steady warm days and cool nights, followed by perfect harvest weather.
Reserva 2008
Our Reserva 2008 [...]
Silver Medal
“Medium” Category
Cortes de Cima Olive Oil 2011
100% Syrah. Barrel ageing: 6 months French Oak. Alcohol: 14.5%
9.300 bottles (75 cl)
The wine shows a complex aroma of ripe red berry fruits, with gamey notes of tobacco and tar. The palate is well balanced and nicely textured with layers of sweet savoury fruit. Elegant, intense, and persistent with a long lingering finish, and with enough structure [...]
44% Aragonez, 24% Touriga Nacional, 20% Syrah, 12% Petit Verdot. Barrel ageing: 14 months in French and American Oak.
6.240 bottles (75 cl)
92 – Wine Enthusiast – “The top of the range at Cortes de Cima and deservedly so. The wine is finely structured, with a feeling of restrained power. It has all the right [...]
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