The Winery Cartuxa of Evora of Alentejano

Winery Cartuxa
The winery offers 32 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Alentejano.
It is located in Evora in the region of Alentejano

The Winery Cartuxa is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 32 wines for sale in of Evora to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cartuxa wines

Looking for the best Winery Cartuxa wines in Evora among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Cartuxa wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Cartuxa wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Cartuxa

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cartuxa

How Winery Cartuxa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of basque lasagne, vegetable planter or catalan zarzuela.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cartuxa

On the nose the white wine of Winery Cartuxa. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Cartuxa. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cartuxa

  • 1991With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.58/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.55/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.54/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Cartuxa.

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Roupeiro
  • Antão Vaz
  • Assario Branco
  • Verdelho
  • Malvasia

Discovering the wine region of Evora

The wine region of Evora is located in the region of Alentejo of Alentejano of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cartuxa or the Domaine Cartuxa produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Evora are Touriga nacional et Fernao Pires, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Evora often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or green apple and sometimes also flavors of peach, apples or citrus.

In the mouth of Evora is a powerful. We currently count 3 estates and châteaux in the of Evora, producing 15 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Evora go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish.

The top red wines of Winery Cartuxa

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cartuxa

How Winery Cartuxa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter, rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or chicken bonne femme.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cartuxa

On the nose the red wine of Winery Cartuxa. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cartuxa. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cartuxa

  • 1997With an average score of 4.72/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.62/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.61/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.57/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.56/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Cartuxa.

  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Aragonez
  • Trincadeira
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Castelao

Discover the grape variety: Fernao Pires

In Portugal, it is one of the most planted white grape varieties, and we have found it to be very similar to the torrontés grown in Spain (Galicia). It can be found in Australia and South Africa, but is almost unknown in France.

The top pink wines of Winery Cartuxa

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Cartuxa

How Winery Cartuxa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, lamb garam massala or fish and shrimp curry.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Cartuxa

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Cartuxa. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Cartuxa

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Cartuxa.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Alfrocheiro Preto

The word of the wine: Tank

Made of concrete, stainless steel, enamelled steel or wood (now fashionable again), the vat is an indispensable tool during the entire winemaking process. It is also used to mature certain wines that do not need to go into barrel, or to preserve them.

The top sweet wines of Winery Cartuxa

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Cartuxa

How Winery Cartuxa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, pasta à la forestière (chanterelles) or veal chop with rosemary.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Cartuxa

  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Cartuxa.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Aragonez

Discover the grape variety: Arinto de Bucelas

The top sparkling wines of Winery Cartuxa

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Cartuxa

How Winery Cartuxa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls or morteau sausage with brioche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Cartuxa

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Cartuxa. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Cartuxa

  • 2011With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.92/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Cartuxa.

  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Touriga Nacional

The word of the wine: Powdery mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cartuxa

Planning a wine route in the of Evora? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Cartuxa.

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.