Cartuxa
Cartuxa
The Cartuxa winery is one of the leading estates in Portugal’s Alentejo region, widely regarded as amongst Portugal’s finest. Uniquely, Cartuxa is owned by a charity, the Eugénio de Almeida Foundation. Proceeds from winemaking are used to promote cultural, educational, and social development in the region. The Foundation is blessed with 600 hectares of well-sited vines and the focus is firmly on quality. These powerful, generous, yet refined wines, are one of the hidden treasures of the wine world and are well-worth trying.
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Country: Portugal, AlentejoGrape: Alicante BouschetABV: 14.5%The Cartuxa Evora Colheita Tinto 2020 is a glorious wine from a sublime vintage that is now at its drinking peak. It was produced from a blend of old, low-yielding Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Trincadeira, and Casteloa grapes, sourced from the estate’s vineyards in the prized Evora sub-region. The fruit was hand-picked, sorted, and de-stemmed to achieve the perfect tannic structure. Following a long, temperature-controlled fermentation – something of a rarity in the region – it was aged for 12 mRegular Price£33.95Intro Offer£30.56
