Cartuxa Evora Tinto Reserva 2015

€ 60.00

This elegant red wine, aged in oak barrels, has a good structure, combining the generous fruity aromas of the grape varieties used to give this wine a stubborn and complex taste of black currants and raspberries, and despite the vanilla hints still fresh and spicy . Fine tannins and a strong long finish with some chocolate in it. A wine that impresses. 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 consumer of the wines of this winery.

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 on 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

The perfect wine in red oven baked or grilled meat and game dishes; lamb meat and liver, risotto with truffles, braised veal shank and semi-hard cheeses

Grapes: Aragonêz & Alicante Bouschet

15 days of maceration, then the wine ripens for 15 months in French oak barrels followed by 15 months in the bottle before this wine comes on the market

Alcoholcontent

14,5%

Store & Serve

Serve at 16-18 ° C

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

Critics & Awards

91/100 - Wine Enthusiast Tasted: Apr 2020

This is an impressive, rich wine. Dense, structured and powerful, the wine has layers of black fruits that balance the immense tannins. The wine is just mature, generous and ready to drink. Roger Voss

Tags: Adega da Cartuxa - Alentejo