Cartuxa Evora Tinto Reserva 2016
€ 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.
Located near Évora, Cartuxa is best known as the producer of the legendary Pêra-Manca, one of Portugal's most famous wines. The winery is managed by a charitable foundation, the Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, established in 1963. It is a large operation with 600 hectares of vineyards spread across five estates. Proceeds from the wines and olive oil fund the foundation's humanitarian projects.
Alcoholcontent
14,5%
Store & Serve
Serve at 16-18 ° C
Drink as from 2020. Can be drunk 10 to 15 years after harvest year.
Critics & Awards
95/100 - Decanter World Wine Awards Tasted: Jan 2023
Producer: Adega da Cartuxa
Region: Alentejo