Cartuxa Evora Colheita 2017 Tinto

€ 26.00

This elegant red wine, matured in oak barrels, has a good structure, combining the generous fruity aromas of the used grape varieties that give this wine a stubborn and complex taste. Excellence, quality and individuality all in a very unique style makes this wine the flagship for what Alentejo has to offer. It is these characteristics that conquer the consumer time after time to become a loyal, loyal consumer of the wines of this winery. Feels like Côtes du Rhône, Syrah

First production of this wine was in 1986.

These wines refer to the Carthusian monks who, since 1598, lead a solitary life of prayer in the monastery of Santa Maria Scala Coeli, in Evora, in the heart of the Alentejo. The monastery is the only one of the Carthusian order in Portugal and was founded in 1587. It houses eleven monks who stay in seclusion every day except Sunday because they take a walk through the vineyards in the immediate vicinity. The order numbered about 370 monks and 75 monials in 2006. The mother house of the Carthusian Order is the Grande Chartreuse in the Grenoble area. Furthermore, the order has 24 monasteries spread over three continents.

Food pairing

De perfecte wijn bij rood in de oven gebakken of gegrild vlees en wildgerechten

Grapes: 45% Aragones, 40% Alicante Bouschet, 15% Trincadeira

Alcoholcontent

14,5%

Store & Serve

Serve at 16-18 °C

Drinking from 2020. Can be drunk 8 to 10 years after harvest year.

Critics & Awards

17,5/20 - Grandes Escolhas Tasted: May 2021

Tags: Adega da Cartuxa - Alentejo, Évora