Check out this wine with your mobile phone!

Cortes de Cima QR CodeSince we got aware of André’s Ribeirinho project, one of the adegga.com, founders, the creation of a unique code for each and every wine, known as AVIN and the use of QR Codes to represent it, we have been involved in some experiences and tests at different events to put it to test. Now, I have the honor to announce that code is part of our Cortes de Cima 2006 back label, and soon it will be part of the full range. Cortes de Cima and Quevedo are the first producers to provide these new interactive labels in Europe and maybe in the world.

I won’t be going to explain the AVIN concept nor the QR Codes,Cortes de Cima 2006 QR Code that are available, in detail to you, if you follow the links, but I would like very much to explain how it works and what do you need to make it work.

Picture yourself inside a supermarket in front of a shelf full of wines; and you have no idea where to start. Now imagine that with your mobile, with digital camera integrated, a small application, able to read the code installed, an internet access et voilá you can get all the important details about a wine, reviews and opinions of people who have already tasted it. What seems to be complicated is actually very simple, so let’s see: You need a compatible mobile with digital camera (a standard nowadays), install a small application to read the code, like Kaywa Reader or other compatible one available in the internet for free and of course a bottle of wine with a QR Code on it. Something like this:

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Olive Oil

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Our Olive Oil is produced from our own olive trees, which are from the Portuguese variety, Cobrançosa, planted shortly after our arrival to Cortes de Cima in 1988. As with our vineyards, our olivegroves are accredited under a sustainable program called ‘Integrated Protection’, which limits and regulates the use of chemicals.


Courela

Vintage
2010
Type
Red wine
AVIN
AVIN5205832297139
Country
Portugal
Region
Vinho de Mesa
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Aragonez, Syrah, Touriga Nacional

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Fresh, light bodied and easy drinking. With intense ruby colours and attractive ripe berry character. A fresh and young wine that is ready for immediate drinking.

The name Courela originates from one of our vineyard plots – Courela dos Pageis, and translates as ‘a strip of cultivated land’.

Chaminé Branco

Vintage
2011
Type
White wine
AVIN
AVIN7820823763226
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Antão Vaz, Viogner, Verdelho, Sauvignon Blanc

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Herbaceous crispness with a final burst of acidity. A blend of local and international varieties, including Antão Vaz, Verdelho, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier.

Chaminé

Vintage
2011
Type
Red wine
AVIN
AVIN4226919126051
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Aragonez, Syrah

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Chaminé – pronounced: sha-min-E; translation: chimney.

Juicy, deliciously ready to drink, a fun wine at a great value.

This is our most popular wine, boasting a consistent track record. A juicy, ripe, easy drinking wine, bottled early, usually within 6 months of harvest time and without any oak ageing. Best drunk young, but will improve with short term cellaring. Mainly Aragonez and Syrah, blended with other Portuguese varieties.

The name Chaminé originates from one of our vineyard plots – ‘Chaminé de Gião’, where originally the grapes used in the wine were grown.

Cortes de Cima

Vintage
2009
Type
Red wine
AVIN
AVIN2358856889446
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Aragonez, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Touriga Nacional, Alicante Bouschet

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Our flagship wine. Full bodied blend with ripe, silky tannins.

Our estate wine is a full bodied blend of Aragonez, Syrah and other Portuguese varieties, barrel aged for up to 12 months. The berry fruits are solid, concentrated, balanced with ripe tannins.

Sauvignon Blanc

Vintage
2011
Type
White wine
AVIN
AVIN5450066810146
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc

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A 100% Sauvignon Blanc produced exclusively from grapes grown at our our new coastal vineyards near Vila Nova de Milfontes on the Alentejan coast, 3 km from the Atlantic Ocean.

Syrah

Vintage
2010
Type
Red wine
AVIN
AVIN9007019293387
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Syrah

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Ripe rich fruit with some earth and spice.

In 1991, we were the first ones to plant Syrah in the Alentejo, choosing rootstock from southern Rhone clones. Today, our range consists of 3 different 100% Syrah varietals. Starting with the entry level is our popular ‘Cortes de Cima Syrah’, which is bottled every vintage. Next, we move up a notch both in concentration and quality, to the mid-level range – ‘Homenagem a Hans Christian Andersen’, bottled in most vintages. We culminate at the top, with our reserve quality labeling, the iconic ‘Incógnito’, only bottled in exceptional years.

Aragonez

Vintage
2009
Type
Red wine
AVIN
AVIN1032616648030
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Aragonez

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Outstanding tannins with aromas of red berry fruits.

Known as Tempranillo in Spain, and Tinta Roriz in the north of Portugal. Always an elegant wine, it has richness with structure and outstanding tannins, which impart a good ageing ability.


Trincadeira

Vintage
2009
Type
Red wine
AVIN
AVIN4644855307820
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Trincadeira

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Lush fruit and soft tannins

One of the more common indigenous varieties in Southern Portugal, characterized by fruit, and low tannins. Our single varietal Trincadeira bottling shows ripe plum fruit aromas with cinnamon spice and a rich, round palate with lush fruit.


Petit Verdot

Vintage
2009
Type
Red wine
AVIN
AVIN9302142977402
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Petit Verdot

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Intense concentration, strong tannins, aromatic complexity with a refreshing natural acidity.

One of the ‘noble’ Bordeaux varieties. A late ripener, it is better suited for warmer climates, like Alentejo, where it can reach a good maturity, resulting in wines of intense concentration and color, strong tannins and aromatic complexity, while maintaining it’s freshness, thanks to it’ s ability to maintain it’s natural acidity.


Hans Christian Andersen

Vintage
2009
Type
Red wine
AVIN
AVIN3564048328849
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Syrah

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A special commemorative 100% Syrah launched for the bicentennial of the Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. Elegant with a soft, long finish.

In 1991, we were the first ones to plant Syrah in the Alentejo, choosing rootstock from southern Rhone clones. Today, our range consists of 3 different 100% Syrah varietals. Starting with the entry level is our popular ‘Cortes de Cima Syrah’, which is bottled every vintage. Next, we move up a notch both in concentration and quality, to the mid-level range – ‘Homenagem a Hans Christian Andersen’, bottled in most vintages. We culminate at the top, with our reserve quality labeling, the iconic ‘Incógnito’, only bottled in exceptional years.


Touriga Nacional

Vintage
2007
Type
Red wine
AVIN
AVIN1512192379233
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Touriga Nacional

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Lifted violet and dark berry fruit aromatics, elegant intense and long palate.

Best known as one of the 5 main varieties used for Port wine, further south here in the Alentejo it’s fruit develops a highly floral and aromatic character. It is a low producer, with both small bunches and berries.

Previous vintages have won numerous gold medals and trophies, including IWC Best Portuguese Red Trophy (2005), IWC Touriga Trophy (2003), and the Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wine List (2002).


Incógnito

Vintage
2008
Type
Red wine
AVIN
AVIN3243241730429
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Syrah

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Bold, superb balance and sumptuous finish. The mystery name refers to a time when Syrah was not permitted in Alentejo.In 1991, we were the first ones to plant Syrah in the Alentejo, choosing rootstock from southern Rhone clones. Today, our range consists of 3 different 100% Syrah varietals. Starting with the entry level is our popular ‘Cortes de Cima Syrah’, which is bottled every vintage. Next, we move up a notch both in concentration and quality, to the mid-level range – ‘Homenagem a Hans Christian Andersen’, bottled in most vintages. We culminate at the top, with our reserve quality labeling, the iconic ‘Incógnito’, only bottled in exceptional years, and with all the Hallmarks of a great world class Syrah.


Reserva

Vintage
2008
Type
Red wine
AVIN
AVIN6309705092544
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Producer
Cortes de Cima
Varietals
Aragonez, Touriga Nacional, Syrah, Petit Verdot

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The top of the range, made only in exceptional years. Complex layers of fruit, long on the palate with solid tannins.

This is the star of our range, only produced in limited quantities and in exceptional years. A full bodied blend of Aragonez, Syrah and other Portuguese varieties, barrel aged for 12 months in new oak barrels. The wine is finely structured, with a feeling of restrained power.

Previous vintages have always scored +90 Parker Points.


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