Quinta do Tedo
Quinta do Tedo
| Owner |
Vincent Bouchard and Kay Steffey Bouchard |
| Vintage Port Brands |
Quinta do Tedo, Savedra |
This quinta dates back to the end of the 17th century and belonged to several families in the region until the married couple Vincent Bouchard and Kay Steffey Bouchard bought it in 1992. They are making a vintage port from old part of the vineyard named Savedra.
| Quinta do Tedo Vintages: | 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 |
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| Savedra Vintages: | 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
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Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 1997 |
| Colour | Garnet in colour with a mature yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Lovely nose with dark cherry, ginger, cinnamon, chocolate and fudge in the nose | Score range | 16.25 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Sweet and balanced with quite a lot of tannins still present. Fudge and mature fruit in the taste. Complex and lovely port with a long finish. Will improve further. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 26th November 2021 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 1999 |
| Colour | Beautiful, quite mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate, pale mature berry and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking but still with some soft, delicate tannin and maybe still develop a little. Balanced and quite elegant and tasty with cacao and old grocery shop. Very attractive to drink with a long and nice finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 20th June 2018 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at Quinta do Tedo’s lodge in Douro Valley, Portugal.
| Tasters | SAI, SS |
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Coffee and sour fruit in the nose | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature with some round tannins left but will not be better. Balanced with coffee and maybe some herbs and not quite mature fruit in taste with a rather long finish. Very easy to drink but modern type of port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th September 2021 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 2003 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Black current, mulberry and blackberry in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather mature with still some soft tannins. Blackberry, mulberry and blackthorn in taste. Balanced and a nice and rather complex finish. Quite good. | Average score | 15.38 |
| Last tasted | 9th September 2014 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | In Quinta do Tedo’s lodge at the trip to Oporto – Douro in Portugal with the Port Wine Club est. 1981 in Copenhagen.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 2004 |
| Colour | Still quite dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, Dark cherry and dark berry in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still soft tannin but balance and quite attractive with mulberry and dark berry in taste. Elegant and a nice finish. Quite agreeable! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 13th February 2016 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At home with the family
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 2005 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Very juicy and dark berry in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature but soft tannins. Fruity in flavour and a nice finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 11th November 2007 | Rating this date | Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry and fruit in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Soft tannin and easy to drink and enjoy. Modern style of port with much fruit in taste. Nice finish | | |
| Last tasted | 3rd November 2014 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Good |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 2013 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blackberry, dark berry and fruit in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Tannin but well integrated. Sweet and easy to drink. Modern port style. Balanced and enjoyable with a nice finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2016 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 2015 |
| Colour | Dark blue, almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 0 |
| Bouquet | Still juicy but with blackberry and mulberry in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Loaded with fruit and dark berry and lots of tannin of course but drinkable and balanced. Very promising and with a long tannic finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 6th November 2017 | Rating this date | Very Good/ Impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry such as dark cherry, mulberry but also some chocolate and spiciness. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Modern port in style and easy to drink and like but of course balanced and still with very round tannins. Sweet. Very tasty with a lovely finish. | Average score | 15.88 |
| Last tasted | 24th November 2023 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Portweinmesse in Leverkusen, Germany.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 2019 |
| Colour | Dark ruby, almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry such as dark cherry and mulberry, and spicy. | | |
| Taste | Medium body and medium sweet. A lot of tannins but balanced. Dark berries and some spiciness. Very tasty with a long and complex finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 26th November 2021 | Rating this date | Very Impressive |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | JB |
| House | Quinta do Tedo | Vintage | 2020 |
| Colour | Almost black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as mulberry, dark cherry and black berry but also lots of mature fruit in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Round and elegant tannins and will improve a lot. Balanced and elegant with a quite interesting and promising finish. What will be? | | |
| Last tasted | 4th November 2022 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB |