Sem Vergonha is a red wine made for Susana Esteban and Dirk Niepoort
Susana Estebán challenged Dirk Niepoort, a Burgundy wine expert and enthusiastic, to make with her this Castelão “Sem Vergonha” (shameless). The result will surprise you!
<p></p><p>In 1988, A Danish-American couple set out in a sailboat to find a place to start a family and plant a vineyard. They came to Alentejo, and in a land of white varieties, they planted red. And so begins the story of Cortes de Cima Family Vineyards</p> <p></p>
<p></p><p>Scala Coeli Reserva was obtained from the best vinifications of the harvest, using less traditional grape varieties in the region. In 2019 it resulted from the vinification of the Cabernet Sauvignon variety, harvested on 27 August. On that day, the grapes were carefully harvested and taken to the winery, where cold pre-fermentation maceration took place, followed by alcoholic fermentation at a temperature of 28ºC and prolonged maceration. Total incubation of 20 days. Aged for 15 months in new French oak barrels and 24 months in bottle</p>
<p></p><p>The estate of Torre de Palma is located in the heart of the Alentejo wine region, in Monforte. Enjoying the site climate of the Serra de São Mamede and a natural method, resulting in a perfect combination to produce unique wines, in harmony with nature.</p> <p>The several plots of vines are planted in balanced soils, giving privilege to natural methods. Carefully blended from a number of Portuguese indigenous varieties such has Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Touriga Nacional e Tinta Miúda (for the reds) or Antão Vaz, Arinto and Alvarinho (for the whites). This is a project crafted by the awarded winemaker Duarte de Deus, practically crafted by hand, in small quantities and with an artisan spirit.</p>
<p></p> <p>The Sovibor - Soc. Vinhos de Borba, Lda. Is a Commercial Society by Quotas constituted by public deed, the 16 of December of 1968.<br />It is the result of the merger of two small producers who started their activities many years before 1968 and later created the firms Manuel Joaquim Mira and Domingos Luiz Pinto & Filho, Lda., Both with wide traditions in the wine field. Therefore, and as a result of such merger, SOVIBOR is managed by people traditionally linked to the wine business.</p>
<p></p><p>With the ambition to make Portuguese wines known to the world, Terras de Alter aims to launch an excellent Alentejo wine on the international market</p>
<p></p> <p>El Duende Rosé Wine has a slightly cloudy, not very pretty petrol colour. On the nose, it's exuberant, fusing oxidative touches with a hint of gunpowder reduction, with candied fruit in the background, marking out delicacy. Original and gastronomic in character.</p> <p>El Duende Rosé Wine has a great gastronomic character and departs from the predefined script, contrasting freshness and weight, age and youth and finally oxidation and reduction in a single context.</p>
<p>It is a wine produced only in exceptional years, the result of intense experimentation and collaboration between the winemaking and viticulture teams of Herdade do Esporão. This work is based on the vinification of small batches of the same grape variety from different vineyards, where the final objective is to understand and enhance its character. </p>
<p></p><p>Adega Cooperativa de Vidigueira, Cuba e Alvito was founded in 1960, but its chronology goes far beyond its almost 60 years of existence. Its roots are intertwined with the history of the village itself, and with Vasco da Gama - the Count of Vidigueira, to whom D. Jaime, Duke of Bragança gave the village in 1519. Thus arose the first connections of Vidigueira with the family of Gama.</p> <p>Based on the effort and dream of most of the wine growers in the regions of Vidigueira, Cuba and Alvito, this winery, one of the oldest in Portugal, is today a modern and visionary SME. In the winery's viticultural patrimony are discovered native grape varieties, perfected from generation to generation, among which stands out the Antão Vaz grape variety. This caste legitimated as the caste of Vidigueira and muse inspiring the Winery, gives rise to an exceptional white wine whose notoriety is worth the title of "O Branco do Alentejo".</p>
<p>Vinha de Saturno Tinto is a result of a blend of 60% Touriga Nacional and 40% Syrah. It exhibits a ruby color due to the fermentation of red grapes and has notes of red fruits, ending with a fruity and intense finish. It pairs well with red meat dishes, whether they are grilled or oven-baked, seasoned with any kind of spices, or selected cheeses.</p>
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Sem Vergonha is a red wine made for Susana Esteban and Dirk Niepoort