What was supposed to be our busiest year yet, has turned out to be a quiet year with lots of room for reflection and improvement, funneled into some exciting projects.
The Tedo Valley view (adorned with some impressive new signage) that we look forward to sharing with YOU as soon as you can make it here!
While missing the exciting and abundant flow of international visitors with whom we love to share Quinta do Tedo, we are excited to welcome more nationals, and spread the song of Quinta do Tedo’s bird closer to home, while finding new ways to project its sound overseas as well… enter our new eShop!
Created by Joseph and myself during quarantine, to facilitate Tedo friends near and far learning about our products and promotions (stay tuned for a rosé.. ehrm, I mean rosey summer-themed one coming out next week!) EU customers can purchase our full range of Port and Douro DOC Wines, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and even some Tedo souvenirs (fancy a baseball cap or canvas tote bag?), shipped direct to their door. US customers can access our products through our wonderful partner, Rachel Farah Selections. Non-US and non-EU customers can find our products through our valued importers, listed here.
I’ll let Joseph break it down for you:
We are proud to announce our recent awards from Wine Enthusiast, which you can listed on their Magazine Website in October:
93 points for our 2015 Grande Reserva Savedra Douro DOC Red Wine
92 points for our 2016 Reserva Douro DOC Red Wine
88 points for our 2018 Colheita Douro DOC Red Wine
And the good news keeps coming! The IVDP (regulatory body that oversees Douro Valley’s Porto and Douro DOC Wine production) has confirmed our 2018 Vintage Savedra declaration, for the third in a row since 2016.
Our Vintage Savedra is the “The King of Port Wine”, from Savedra, the King of Tedo’s estate vineyards. In only the most exceptional, classic Vintage harvests (of which there are usually 3-4 per decade, ) do 24+ grape varieties from Savedra, our oldest (60+ year) field blend parcel with deep roots and low yields, come together in our uniquely rich, cool, complex and powerful Vintage Savedra Port Wine.
Stay tuned through our eShop for our 2018 Vintage Savedra release this October (only 1700 bottles!) In the meantime, oenologist and general manager, Jorge Alves, shares a “taste” of what you can look forward to:
“On the nose, it expresses complex aromas of plums, chocolate, blueberries and wet schist stone. On the mouth, it is generous, robust and with aesthetic structure, rich tannins and great balance between fruit, sugar, structure and alcohol. It is dense and deep, with fine and firm texture and long length. 2018 Vintage Savedra is fragrant, persistent and precise.”
~ written by Odile Bouchard
Stay tuned for the release of our 2018 Vintage Savedra this October!