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Cartuxa 2019 Red Wine
Type | Red |
Grapes | Alfrocheiro, Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira, Aragonez |
Country/Region | Portugal, Alentejo |
Food pairing | Meat, Beef |
Vintage | 2019 |
Alcohol | 14% |
Cartuxa red is a blend os Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet and Trincadeira
The wines Cartuxa 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 grapes are carefully picked and brought into the winery for de-stalking, gentle crushing and fermentation in temperature controlled steel vats
It presents a grained colour and a fragrance of wild fruits, with notes of tobacco and spices. In the mouth it has a good structure, with ripe tannins, good concentration, fresh and balanced.