A few days ago, I went to a fine dining restaurant in Bangkok. I chose matching wines, because I was interested to see what this restaurant would come up with. I tasted the wines blind. There were the unsurprising Champagne, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc, and then a really surprising fresh red wine. I was not sure, a Gamay or a Burgundy?
The Som said it was a Shiraz. No! Impossible. Then the wine was revealed. It was a 2020 Chaminé Red by Cortes de Cima. I enjoyed the liveliness of this wine, its freshness and texture. The wine is actually a blend of a number of varieties, typical for Portugal, with Shiraz and Aragonêz being the major varieties. It includes also Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet. No wonder it was hard to identify.
And the clincher: this wine is about €12-13. The wine is not available in Australia.
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