Cartuxa Foral de Evora Tinto 2019 (Case of 6 x 75cl)
Case price equivalent to £17.50 per bottle
Cartuxa Foral de Evora Tinto
Region: Alentejo, Portugal
Vintage: 2019
Bottle size: 6 x 75cl
Grape: Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet and Aragonez
ABV: 14%
This wine is produced from the Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet and Aragonez grape varieties, and is aged in new French oak barrels. It is very fruity and full-bodied, with notes of red berries, black cherry and spice. It has great concentration and exuberance, typical of its youth.
These wines are based on the traditional nature of winemaking in the Évora region. Records show that a Foral (royal decree) was bestowed on the city by King Manuel I in 1501. The Cartuxa winery has combined ancient practices with today’s know how to create this unique wine: evocative of wines made in Évora for time immemorial.
With over 400 years of history, the prestigious Cartuxa winery is located in the Évora sub-region of the Alentejo, right in the heart of Portugal. Cartuxa is one of the oldest wineries in Portugal and is steeped in history. Vineyards have been on the same Quinta de Valbom site in Évora since 1517 when the Jesuits established the second oldest university in Portugal. In the adjoining site, the Carthusians built the famous Cartuxa Monastery between 1587 and 1598. With the Jesuits expelled from Portugal in 1759, and the Carthusians in 1834, both the vineyards and the monastery were acquired by the Portuguese government. It was in 1871 that both were rescued from ruin by the Eugénio de Almeida family, who were very prominent within Portuguese society, both in Évora and Lisbon. Over the years, the family invested and expanded the vineyard holdings and today Cartuxa works across 1050 hectares across four estates.
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