Cartuxa
Monte de Pinheiros Alentejano Tinto
Alentejano, Portugal
Picked this up, quite affordable. Nine years in Macau left me with a warm feeling about Portuguese wines, esp. tintos. 35/30/20/15 blend of Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet and Syrah. Tart plum initially, then cherry, raspberry aromas and flavors, light body and ripe fruit forward flavors with light seed tannin bitterness on the finish. 13.5% alc/vol. After two hours, seed tannins remain present, slightly chewy. Another participant here says there are better examples of Alentejano tintos out there, but in the US options for any Portuguese tintos remain limited. For value for money, this looks really good. Drink up.
Picked this up, quite affordable. Nine years in Macau left me with a warm feeling about Portuguese wines, esp. tintos. 35/30/20/15 blend of Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet and Syrah. Tart plum initially, then cherry, raspberry aromas and flavors, light body and ripe fruit forward flavors with light seed tannin bitterness on the finish. 13.5% alc/vol. After two hours, seed tannins remain present, slightly chewy. Another participant here says there are better examples of Alentejano tintos out there, but in the US options for any Portuguese tintos remain limited. For value for money, this looks really good. Drink up.
Feb 5th, 2024
Terrific value from PCC. On a par with wines 2x the price. I would drink again and again were I not slowing down.
Terrific value from PCC. On a par with wines 2x the price. I would drink again and again were I not slowing down.
Feb 15th, 2024
Acidez um pouco exagerada, mas no geral bom custo benefício, no estilo dos Cartuxa de linhas superiores
Acidez um pouco exagerada, mas no geral bom custo benefício, no estilo dos Cartuxa de linhas superiores
Jul 2nd, 2023