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Quinta de Ventozelo Newsletter Nº 6 - May 2007

  
 
 
     SOME WORDS FROM OUR DIRECTOR JOSE J. FERNÁNDEZ

José Juan

"Keeping in mind our strategy of anticipating our clients' needs and responding rapidly, we launched new gift presentations, officially announced here in this newsletter. We believe these new attractive and professional presentations are a good method of attracting customers...and once they've tried our wines, we're pretty sure they'd like to repeat.
We also decided to give some of our wines a makeover, and we'll present the new images during Vinexpo 2007.
See you soon in Bordeaux!

José Juan Fernández Vázquez, Director at Quinta de Ventozelo.

  NEW GIFT PRESENTATIONS

We have used wood and compact cardboard in very elegant and resistant packs that can be palletized safely and delivered anywhere. You can download our current catalog here.

José Juan

 

  NEW WINES

Dear friend,
Our 10-year-old, 20-year-old, and Reserva Tawny are now available on 375-ml size (half-bottles). Now all our Special Categories of Port are available in 375ml bottles. There's no excuse for not finding a special moment to enjoy them!

José Juan
  NEW VINTAGES

Dear friend,
After a lot of work, we are extremely pleased to announce the new wine releases which we will present at Vinexpo 2007:

- Vintage Port 2005 and LBV Port 2003
- Red Vinzelo 2006 and Rosé Vinzelo 2006
- Red Wine Cister da Ribeira 2005
- White Wine Cister da Ribeira 2006

 
     LATEST REVIEWS AND AWARDS

We are very happy with our latest wine reviews, especially that Vinzelo 2005 has been selected as a TOP VALUE wine in Wine Spectator!

Red Wine Vinzelo 2005 Quinta de Ventozelo
Very juicy and fresh-tasting, with good structure and crisp red plum and raspberry flavours.86 Kim Marcus' Recommended Wines From Portugal: TOP VALUES
Kim Marcus @ Wine Spectator, June 2007

Port Wine Vintage 2004 Quinta de Ventozelo
Heady fruit extract fills this youthful, undeveloped wine, its mineral tannins glinting like mica in the sunny warmth of alcohol. There's a green, stemmy scent that should add complexity to the wine as it ages, enveloped in the warmth of schist and black, satin-textured fruit. Probably best ten years from the vintage.91
Joshua Greene @ Wine & Spirits, April 2007

Red Wine Reserva 2003 Quinta de Ventozelo
A wine that shows firm, slightly vegetal characters initially, but then does open up to give ripe, but very dry, tannins and some intense power. The acidity is prominent at this stage in its evolution, so it should age well over 5-10 years.89
Roger Voss @ Wine Enthusiast, April 2007

Red Wine Touriga Nacional 2004 Quinta de Ventozelo
Touriga taken to saturated ripeness, this develops a range of unusual aromas, from blueberry jam and tobacco to violets and ginger. It's a big, tannic, smoky wine for brisket.88
Joshua Greene @ Wine & Spirits, April 2007

Port Wine LBV 2000 Quinta de Ventozelo
Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada 2006: Silver.

Click here to read the complete tasting reviews and awards.
Click here if you want to read our previous newsletter.
     AGENDA

There are two major events coming soon! These are the places where we'll be pouring our wines:


London International Wine & Spirits Fair (LIWSF)

Date: 22nd-24th May 2007.
Stand number: Q50 - Alliance Wine.
Time: Tues 22nd / Wed 23rd May: 9.30am – 6.00pm; Thur 24th May 9.30am – 5.00pm.
Place: ExCeL London, Victoria Docks, London E16 1XL.
Our contact: Rafael Molezún - Tel:+ 351 937321677.

Vinexpo
Date: 17th - 22nd June 2007.
Our location: Hall 1, stands from DE300 to E306.
Place: Parc des Expositions, Bordeaux.
Our contacts: Vasco Campos - Tel: + 351 937311181 ; Rafael Molezún - Tel:+ 351 937321677.

We will be presenting our new wines at Vinexpo: drop by to taste them!

  NEW WEB FEATURES!

We want our website to give plenty of information about our wines and what we do. We have made available a new section on our site, Downloads, where you can get a lot of useful information: shelftalkers, press info, company info, property pictures, and tasting reviews.
We have also revamped our wine technical sheets: they are now a better tool to promote and understand our wines. Check one here.



  COME AND VISIT US!

Quinta de Ventozelo welcomes visitors! Please get in touch with us to visit a wonderful property in one of the most spectacular wine regions in the world, while enjoying our internationally awarded wines. We guarantee an unforgettable wine experience.

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Quinta de Ventozelo Sociedade Agrícola e Comercial
5130-135 Ervedosa do Douro, S.João da Pesqueira -Portugal
tel: +351 254 732 167 fax: +351 254 731 180
www.quintadeventozelo.com
info@quintadeventozelo.pt