We first met Oscar Quevedo Jr. several years ago, and have kept in contact ever since with the intent of working with him and the amazing products he and his family are creating. Based in the village of San João da Pesqueira, a small town in the heart of Douro Valley, the Quevedo family has been dedicated to winemaking for over a century, but began producing wines under the Quevedo name in 1991.

While Oscar Jr. focuses on the marketing and exporting part of the family business, his sister Claudia has been focusing on the winemaking for Quevedo since receiving her oenology degree in 1999. Whether it be one their amazing traditional ports such as a Colheita, or a newer cutting edge product such a Rose Port, the Quevedo family puts their heart and soul into every wine they make so that you may enjoy their wines just as much as they do. Quevedo fits in perfectly with our philosophy of working with small, family run wineries, and we are excited to bring you the amazing port wine from the Quevedo family!

Website: www.quevedoportwine.com

WINES

White Port

Vareties: Gouveio (20%), Malvasia Fina (18%), Moscatel  Galego (15%), Rabigato (15%), Donzelinho (10%), Viosinho (10%), Códega (10%), Others (2%)

Color: Light Straw

Nose: Honey with white fruit nuances

Mouth: Jammy pear and apple notes, with great balance between acidity and sweetness. Full bodies, with a structured finish.

Winemaking: After ageing for 4 years in stainless steel vats, isolated from any oxygen source in order to avoid changes in its color, we bottled Quevedo White, sweet and aromatic, a port to drink chilled or on the rocks.

Special Reserve Tawny

Varieties: Touriga Nacional (5%), Touriga Franca (25%), Tinta Roriz (25%) Tinto Cão (5%), Tinta Barroca (20%), Others (20%)

Color: Rich Brown with orange hints

Nose: Honeyed spice, black pepper and nutmeg well integrated with hints of oak.

Mouth: Dried fruits, spiced notes repeating, with a clean, lingering finish

Winemaking: After 8 years ageing in French oak, some wines were selected from various very old barrels and balseiros in which several other old wines had also been aged. With this blend we have sought a balance between its oak nuance and its freshness.

LBV- Late Bottle Vintage Port 2004

Varieties: Touriga Nacional (30%), Touriga Franca (25%), Tinta Roriz (15%) Tinto Cão (5%), Tinta Barroca (5%), Others (20%)

Color: Dark Ruby

Nose: Strong concentration of black fruits such as plums and cherries, with hints of smoke, anise and a touch of violets.

Mouth: Smooth and soft with notes of blueberry, earth, raspberry and hints of pepper. Excellent acidity with great length and a sweet finish.

Winemaking: Produced exclusively from the harvest of 2003 and bottled four years later, LBV port is ready for enjoying. Nevertheless, due to its full body, it will continue its ageing process in bottle for many years. Its present shade of deep ruby, characteristic of its early years, will give rise to a lighter ruby colour, similar to that of pomegranate.

Vintage 2007

Varieties: Touriga Nacional (35%), Touriga Franca (20%), Tinta Roriz (15%), Tinto Cão (5%), Tinta Barroca (5%), Others (20%)

Color: Dark Black/Red Color, with violet nuances

Nose: Deep nose showing dark fruits and peppery spiciness. Develops a perfumed aroma with lovely hints of violet

Mouth: Dense and powerful, well balanced and voluminous with very well incorporated tannins. Very persistent

Winemaking: Totally de-stemmed grapes followed by a slow temperature controlled fermentation. Unfiltered. Bottled in July 2009

Colheita 1996

Varieties: Touriga Nacional (15%), Touriga Franca (35%), Tinta Roriz (20%), Tinto Cão (8%), Tinta Barroca (10%), Others (12%)

Color: Medium Ruby color with a brick edge

Nose: Caramel apple, toffee, pralines and maple

Mouth: Delivers lots of subtlety, plenty of acidity, long finish infused with hints of nuts and torrefacted flavors

Winemaking: Totally de-stemmed grapes followed by low temperature controlled fermentation. Unfiltered. Bottled in May 2010

Tawny

Varieties: Touriga Nacional (5%), Touriga Franca (25%), Tinta Roriz (25%) Tinto Cão (5%), Tinta Barroca (20%), Others (20%)

Color: Dark Amber

Nose: Sweet notes of plum jam, dried fruits and hazelnuts

Mouth: Wonderful balanced between acidity and sweetness with well integrated wood notes and a nice lingering finish

Winemaking: Aged for 4 years in French oak barrels and balseiros in which it received a slow and controlled oxidation that is typical for tawnies. Due to its balance of youth and oak aging, it is a versatile wine delighting a wide range of tasters.

Rose Port

Varieties: Touriga Nacional (40%), Touriga Franca (30%), Sousão (30%)

Color: Delicate raspberry color

Nose: Tropical notes, combined with a mild flavor of raspberry and strawberry

Mouth: On the palate it is fresh with delicious ripe strawberry and raspberry fruit flavors, and nuances of tropical fruits

Winemaking: Light color extraction through a limited contact with the skin; it fermented at a cold temperature for 10 days