{"product_id":"cortinha-velha-alvarinho-reserva-2021-magnum","title":"Cortinha Velha Alvarinho Reserva 2024","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Page 9\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"126\" data-start=\"39\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"80\" data-start=\"39\"\u003eCortinha Velha Alvarinho Reserva 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"83\" data-start=\"80\"\u003e Monção e Melgaço, Vinho Verde DOC, Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"151\" data-start=\"128\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"608\" data-start=\"153\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"168\" data-start=\"153\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"171\" data-start=\"168\"\u003e In the prestigious Cambeses area of Monção, cousins Sara and Pedro Covas continue a long family tradition of crafting classic Vinho Verde, with a focus on the expressive potential of Alvarinho. Every decision in the vineyard, cellar, and presentation reflects their care and dedication. Production remains extremely limited — just 15,000 bottles per year — passionately defended by the family and the terroir-driven team at Temple Wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"676\" data-start=\"610\"\u003eGranite-grown Alvarinho — firm, mineral, textured, and persistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"965\" data-start=\"678\"\u003eCortinha Velha Alvarinho Reserva 2022 is a white wine produced from hand-harvested grapes in the sub-region of Monção and Melgaço, the true birthplace of Alvarinho. The vines, averaging 22 years of age, thrive on granite soils that impart their hallmark minerality and vibrant freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"990\" data-start=\"967\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1260\" data-start=\"992\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1008\" data-start=\"992\"\u003eVinification\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1011\" data-start=\"1008\"\u003e Meticulous winemaking: total destemming, cold maceration (4–6 hours), gentle vertical pressing, fermentation in stainless steel, and 16 months aging on lees with occasional bâtonnage. The wine is aged an additional 3 months in bottle before release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1285\" data-start=\"1262\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1565\" data-start=\"1287\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1304\" data-start=\"1287\"\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1307\" data-start=\"1304\"\u003e Brilliant appearance with a delicate pale lemon hue. On the nose, subtle aromas of fresh lemon and orange blossom. The palate is driven by firm acidity, creamy structure, marked mineral profile, and a long, elegant finish — a classic expression of Alvarinho.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1590\" data-start=\"1567\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1788\" data-start=\"1592\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1614\" data-start=\"1592\"\u003eSuggested Pairings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1617\" data-start=\"1614\"\u003e • Grilled octopus or \u003cem data-end=\"1660\" data-start=\"1638\"\u003ebacalhau à lagareiro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1663\" data-start=\"1660\"\u003e • Lean fish (sea bass, sole) with vegetables\u003cbr data-end=\"1710\" data-start=\"1707\"\u003e • Salmon sushi or sashimi\u003cbr data-end=\"1738\" data-start=\"1735\"\u003e • Asparagus risotto\u003cbr data-end=\"1760\" data-start=\"1757\"\u003e • Soft and aged goat cheeses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1813\" data-start=\"1790\"\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cortinha Velha","offers":[{"title":"750 ml","offer_id":65357893730653,"sku":null,"price":39.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/0181\/3642\/files\/CortinhaVelhaAlvarinhoReserva2021Magnum.png?v=1784886848","url":"https:\/\/templewines.eu\/en\/products\/cortinha-velha-alvarinho-reserva-2021-magnum","provider":"Temple Wines ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}