Cartuxa Evora Colheita 2018 Tinto

€ 30.00

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: Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet, Castelão

Produced from the grape varieties Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet and Castelão, planted in the vineyards of the Eugénio de Almeida Foundation. When the grapes reach the ideal state of ripening, they are harvested and transported to the cellar, where the technological process begins with a total decomposition and light bruising of the grapes. The grapes are then fermented separately, in stainless steel vats, at a temperature of 27ºC, followed by prolonged maceration. Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels and 12 months in bottle.

Alcoholcontent

14,5%

pH: 3,71

Store & Serve

Serve at 16-18 °C

Drinking from 2021. Can be drunk 8 to 10 years after harvest year.

Critics & Awards

4,2/5 Vivino (138 ratings)

Tags: Adega da Cartuxa - Alentejo