Évora Colheita Tinto is a red produced by Cartuxa in Alentejo, Alentejo, Portugal. Made from Alicante Bouschet, Tempranillo and Trincadeira. Cellarion's sommeliers have reviewed the drink window of 1 vintage; members see when it is ready. Track this wine and manage your cellar with Cellarion — the free, open-source wine app at cellarion.app.
Type: Red
Appellation: Alentejo
Region: Alentejo
Country: Portugal
Grapes: Alicante Bouschet, Tempranillo, Trincadeira
Tasting profile
Structure: full-bodied, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry
Cartuxa Colheita is the classic red of Adega Cartuxa, the winery of the Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, housed in the former Carthusian monastery outside Évora in the Alentejo. A blend of Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez and Trincadeira, it is fermented in stainless steel with extended maceration, then aged around a year in French oak barrels and large vats. Ripe plum, blackberry and cherry meet cedar, spice and dried herbs on a generous, rounded frame that drinks well young and keeps for several years.
When to drink
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Where it comes from
Alentejo, Portugal
Alentejo — a vast, warm, sparsely populated region covering much of southern Portugal, inland from Lisbon.
Alicante Bouschet
Alicante Bouschet is a red grape created in nineteenth-century France, in the Languedoc lineage of the Bouschet breeders.
Tempranillo
Tempranillo is a red grape and the backbone of Spanish fine wine, most famously in Rioja and Ribera del Duero, where it produces the country's most age-worthy reds.
Trincadeira
Trincadeira is a red grape of southern Portugal, closely tied to the warm Alentejo region, where it is a mainstay of the local reds; in the Douro it is often known as Tinta Amarela.
More wines
From Cartuxa
- Pêra-Manca Branco — Cartuxa, Alentejo
- Scala Coeli Tinto — Cartuxa, Alentejano
More red wines from Alentejo
- Aluado — Aluado, Alentejano
- Diva I — Herdade dos Csaroes, Alentejo
- Julia Lindemann Tinto — Plansel, Alentejo
- Monte Velho Tinto — Esporão, Alentejo
Frequently asked questions
Where is Évora Colheita Tinto from?
Évora Colheita Tinto is produced by Cartuxa in Alentejo, Alentejo, Portugal.
What grapes are in Évora Colheita Tinto?
Évora Colheita Tinto is a blend of Alicante Bouschet, Tempranillo and Trincadeira.