Cartuxa Evora Colheita Tinto 2019 750 ML
SKU: RJ349337
Product Details
Brand: | Cartuxa |
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Country: | Portugal |
Region: | Alentejo |
Grapes Varietal: | Red Blend |
Wine Type: | Still |
Wine Style: | Red |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Size: | 750 ML |
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The wines take their name from the Carthusian monks, who since 1598 have lived a life of solitude and prayer in the Monastery of Santa Maria Scala Coeli. The Evora 2019 is a blend of Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Alfrocheiro and TrinCadeira, aged in vats and barrels for 12 months. Massive yet soft with dark chocolate, sage, and a Syrah-like meatiness and savory component. The oak does a great job of adding a soft texture to the denseness of the dark plums and dusty blackberries.
The 2019 Cartuxa red is a blend of 40% Aragonez, 20% Alicante Bouschet, 30% TrinCadeira and the rest Castelao, aged for 12 months in 80% used French oak. It comes in at 14.5% alcohol. Elegant, caressing and sensual in texture, this is a perfectly balanced red that doesn't have any one thing hit you over the head, but it always seems hard to put down. This is a great choice for a house pour or restaurant wine. It seems to have more finesse than I've often seen in the past. It should hold well, but I'm less sure it has a lot of potential to improve. Let's lean up for the moment.