Single source · Portugal
Carvalhelhos
Fonte Lucy, Caldas de Carvalhelhos, Serra do Barroso, Boticas (Trás-os-Montes)
Soft alkaline water from the Barroso highlands, sodium and silica over a near-empty mineral field. Portugal at its most understated.
Mineral analysis
TDS254mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, full-bodied, sodium-savory with a soft, round finish, and a silica glow.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium0 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica37 mg/L
the glow
Sodium52 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Unverified. Values estimated, pending a sourced analysis.
- soft and rounded
- faintly saline
- clean silicate finish
Carvalhelhos is a still water from Portugal with 254 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 5.9 mg/L calcium and 52 mg/L sodium.
Balanced · closest in profile to Ramlösa.
Type · The Velvet Robe
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Common questions
- What does Carvalhelhos taste like?
- Carvalhelhos is a still water, full-bodied, silky and soft, closing on a soft, round finish, with a silica smoothness. It belongs to the Velvet Robe type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run soft and rounded, faintly saline and clean silicate finish.
- Is Carvalhelhos still or sparkling?
- Carvalhelhos is a still water, bottled without carbonation.
- Where does Carvalhelhos come from?
- Carvalhelhos comes from Fonte Lucy, Caldas de Carvalhelhos, Serra do Barroso, Boticas (Trás-os-Montes) in Portugal, a single source.