Cortes de Cima Reserva 2003

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Our Winemaker's Comments: The wine shows a heady aroma of ripe plum and berry fruits with toasty oak and spicy vanillin complexity. The palate is big, soft and round, some chocolate, ripe... (show)

Our Winemaker's Comments: The wine shows a heady aroma of ripe plum and berry fruits with toasty oak and spicy vanillin complexity. The palate is big, soft and round, some chocolate, ripe tannins, and well integrated, spicy oak. This is a beautifully balanced wine with seamless layers of fruit and oak on richly textured palate which is supported by a fine tannic structure. Being well balanced and integrated at an early stage, it is typical of the ripe 2003 harvest, therefore it may be drunk young, but will continue to improve with time in the bottle over the next 7 years. (Hide info)

Reviews

• Average rating:  (4.6) (10 Reviews)

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  19 (in 20) by ashamartins

  Beautifully smooth with deep rich colour of ripe berries. Very sophisticated nose hinting to a devlishly decadent dessert. Tastes of sun-ripened fruit and chocolate, delicately grounded by a mellow woody note. This wine glides down effortlessly, leaving you begging for more. We promptly bought 2 more bottles!   October 1, 2007  |  This review is Useful (7)  | Comment

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  5 (in 5) by moses

  a good friend recommended this wine and it turned out to be out of this world. Fruity like raspberry and chocolaty and very smooth. One of my favorite wines from the Lisbon wine fair.   November 4, 2007  |  This review is Useful (5)  | Comments (1)

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  4 (in 5) by ryanopaz  Wine Blogger

  Chocolate and raspberry nose on this monster. Very rich and well made if not a little big. In the mouth black raspberry, coffee, chocolate, and dark spices come out. A well made wine that really needs a few hours to open up fully. I would like to try it over the course of a day to see how it evolves.   August 6, 2007  |  This review is Useful (5)  | Comment

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  4 (in 5) by gabriellaopaz  Wine Blogger

  14.5% Alc. and a blend of 42% Syrah, 39% Aragonez (Tempranillo) and 19% Touriga Nacional. This wine is dark and inky with strong aromas of blueberry, vanilla, black licorice and wood. Powerful wine with softer features and lots of chocolate, spice and blueberry on the palate. 4/5   August 6, 2007  |  This review is Useful (5)  | Comment

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  18 (in 20) by andre

  Best wine I ever had. If filled my mouth with fruit and it made my senses go crazy!   July 7, 2007  |  This review is Useful (4)  | Comment

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