2019 Adega Cartuxa Branco Pera-Manca

2019 Adega Cartuxa Branco Pera-Manca

2019 Adega Cartuxa Branco Pera-Manca This 2019 is complex and aromatic. It has a nose of pear, butter, vanilla, oak, honey and some delicate floral undertones. Beautiful medium gold color on the glass and a palate that has incredible depth. Creamy and rich texture that is mouth-filling and fresh at the same time. Wonderful balance of acidity and sweetness. Delicious wine from Portugal, one of the best withes I’ve ever had. Can’t wait to do it again.

Cartuxa

Behind Adega Cartuxa [Cartuxa Winery] is a great family, the Eugénio de Almeida family. Let’s go back to 1913, the year Vasco Maria was born into one of the most influential families of the 19th century. Born in Lisbon, he soon established links with Évora and Alentejo, where the family had an extensive heritage. Vasco Maria always considered people to be the most valuable variable on the basis of which he organised all his efforts. These included revitalising winemaking and planting a vast area of olive groves just a few kilometres from Évora, which resulted in the wines and olive oils produced to this day.

To give meaning to the legacy of his predecessors Vasco Maria Eugénio de Almeida created the Eugénio de Almeida Foundation in 1963, to which he donated all his assets and left the mission of promoting cultural, educational, social and spiritual development of the region of Évora. What allows Eugénio de Almeida Foundation to fulfil the humanitarian dream of its founder, either by carrying out projects and activities for the community, or through financial support to institutions and individuals, is mainly the production of wines and olive oils from the Adega Cartuxa [Cartuxa Winery] and Lagar Cartuxa [Cartuxa Olive Mill].