Scala Coeli Reserva 2019 – 100% Cabernet Sauvignon – Fundação Eugénio de Almeida / Cartuxa – 75cl
Fundação Eugénio de Almeida · Alentejo, Portugal · 750 ml
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An exceptional and highly distinctive release from Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, the producer behind Cartuxa and Pêra-Manca. Scala Coeli takes its name from the historic Mosteiro de Santa Maria Scala Coeli — the Cartuxa monastery in Évora. Produced only in exceptional years from varieties outside the traditional Alentejo repertoire, the 2019 Scala Coeli is crafted exclusively from Cabernet Sauvignon. Following an extended vinification, the wine matured for 15 months in new French oak, followed by 24 months of bottle ageing prior to release. A powerful yet refined Alentejo Cabernet, combining ripe dark fruit, structure and freshness with the complexity imparted by new French oak. A serious collector’s wine with significant ageing potential and one of the more unusual premium bottlings in the Fundação Eugénio de Almeida portfolio.
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André Bicho
Raised in Portugal and educated in the United States, André has spent two decades moving between cultures, languages and cellars. His passion for fine wine and spirits began with the great Ports and table wines of his home country and grew into a wider fascination with the craft, history and provenance behind every great bottle. When he isn’t tasting or sourcing, he can be found driving the back roads of Europe in search of small producers and the stories behind their labels.
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