The Tejo Wines are again presented with good news, as for the performance in competitions. This time we are talking about the ‘Brussels World Competition’. The region has won 5 ‘Great Gold’, 19 ‘Gold’ and 13 ‘Silver’ medals, making a total of 37 awards distributed by eleven producers. In addition to this, the ‘Revelation Wine – Portugal 2018’ is also a wine from the Tejo region: the ‘Quinta da Lapa Syrah Reserve Red 2015’ (from Agrovia Sociedade Agro-Pecuária).
Regarding the ‘Great Gold’ medals, it is of note that 5 out of 17 that came to Portugal, belong to Tejo Wines. Agrovia Sociedade Agro-Pecuária won two, one of which belongs to the aforementioned ‘Quinta da Lapa Syrah Reserve Red 2015’. Adega do Cartaxo, Encosta do Sobral and Enoport United Wines won one each.
With respect to the ‘Gold’ medals, Enoport United Wines is the company with the highest number of wine awards: four. Next is Casal da Coelheira, with three. Adega do Cartaxo, Agrovia Sociedade Agro-Pecuária, Encosta do Sobral and Quinta da Lagolva total, each one, two; while Falua, Casal Branco and Quinta do Arrobe brought one.
According to the silver medals results, the first place has been ocupied in ex-aequo by Casal Branco, Falua and Quinta da Alorna with three for each one of them. The Adega do Cartaxo, Casal da Coelheira, Quinta do Arrobe, Quinta do Cavalinho, and Quinta da Lagoalva, have one.
The 25th edition of the Brussels World Competition ocurred this year between the 10th and the 13th of May in Beijin, China. More than 1980 wines were represented, from 50 different countries, tasted and evaluated by 330 specialists from 5 countries.
According to the results, Portugal was one of the 10 best represented countries with 324 won medals, number that positioned our country in the 4th place (behind France, Spain and Italy), but achieving the third place in the Great Gold Medals (behind France and Spain) – total of 17; now 5 from Tejo.
List of awarded Tejo Wines
Portuguese Revelation Wine
Quinta da Lapa Syrah Reserve Red 2015 (IG Tejo), Agrovia Sociedade Agro-Pecuária, S.A.
GREAT GOLD (5)
Bridão Cuvée Alicante Bouschet Selected Harvest red 2015 (DO do Tejo), Adega Cooperativa do Cartaxo
Cabeça de Toiro Big Reserve red 2012 (DO from Tejo), Enoport United Wines
Different red 2015 (IG Tejo), Encosta do Sobral – Sociedade Agrícola
Quinta da Lapa Merlot Reserve red 2015 (IG Tejo), Agrovia Sociedade Agro-Pecuária
Quinta da Lapa Syrah Reserve red 2015 (IG Tejo), Agrovia Sociedade Agro-Pecuária
GOLD (19)
Bridão Cuvée Trincadeira Selected Harvest red 2015 (DO from Tejo), Adega Cooperativa do Cartaxo
Cabeça de Toiro Syrah red 2014 (DO from Tejo), Enoport United Wines
Cabeça de Toiro Reserve red 2014 (DO from Tejo), Enoport United Wines
Casal da Coelheira Private Collection red 2015 (IG Tejo), Casal da Coelheira
Casal da Coelheira Reserve red 2015 (IG Tejo), Casal da Coelheira
Conde Vimioso Sommelier Edition red 2015 (IG Tejo), Falua Sociedade de Vinhos
Encosta do Sobral Syrah Red 2015 (IG Tejo), Encosta do Sobral – Sociedade Agrícola
Encosta do Sobral Touriga Nacional red 2015 (IG Tejo), Encosta do Sobral – Sociedade Agrícola
Herdade dos Templários Great Choice red 2014 (IG Tejo), Quinta do Cavalinho – Vinhos
Hippo by Lagoalva red 2016 (IG Tejo), Sociedade Agrícola Quinta da Lagoalva de Cima
Lagoalva Castelão and Touriga Nacional red 2016 (IG Tejo), Sociedade Agrícola Quinta da Lagoalva de Cima
Mythos Red 2015 (IG Tejo), Casal da Coelheira
Nana Reserva red 2015 (IG Tejo), Agrovia Sociedade Agro-Pecuária
Penina Regional Reserva red 2015 (IG Tejo), Enoport United Wines
Quinta da Lapa Cabernet Sauvigon red 2015 (IG Tejo), Agrovia Sociedade Agro-Pecuária
Quinta do Casal Branco red 2015 (DO from Tejo), Casal Branco
Quinta de S. João Batista Great Reserve red 2012 (DO from Tejo), Enoport United Wines
Quinto Elemento Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve red 2015 (IG Tejo), Quinta do Arrobe
Terras de Cartaxo Reserve Red 2015 (DO from Tejo), Adega Cooperativa do Cartaxo
SILVER (13)
Casal da Coelheira red 2015 (IG Tejo), Casal da Coelheira
Conde Vimioso white 2017 (IG Tejo), Falua Sociedade de Vinhos
Conde Vimioso reserve Red 2014 (IG Tejo), Falua Sociedade de Vinhos
Falcoaria Classic red 2014 (DO from Tejo), Casal Branco
Falcoaria Fernão Pires white 2015 (DO from Tejo), Casal Branco
Lagoalva Reserve red 2016 (IG Tejo), Sociedade Agrícola Quinta da Lagoalva de Cima
Portal da Águia 2015 (DO from Tejo), Quinta da Alorna Vinhos
Portal da Águia Reserve red 2014 (IG Tejo), Quinta da Alorna Vinhos
Portal da Águia Reserve red 2015 (IG Tejo), Quinta da Alorna Vinhos
Quinto Elemento Syrah Reserve red 2015 (IG Tejo), Quinta do Arrobe
Tagus Creek Chardonnay & Fernão Pires white 2017 (IG Tejo), Falua Sociedade de Vinhos
Terra de Lobos red 2015 (IG Tejo), Casal Branco
Terras de Cartaxo Classic red 2016 (DO from Tejo), Adega Cooperativa do Cartaxo
List of Tejo Awarded Wines by Producer (11)
Adega Cooperativa do Cartaxo – 1 Grande Ouro, 2 Ouro, 1 Prata
Agrovia Sociedade Agro-Pecuária- 2 Grande Ouro, 2 Ouro
Casal Branco- 1 Ouro, 3 Prata
Casal da Coelheira – 3 Ouro, 1 Prata
Encosta do Sobral – Sociedade Agrícola 1 Grande Ouro, 2 Ouro
Enoport United Wines – 1 Grande Ouro, 4 Ouro
Falua Sociedade de Vinhos- 1 Ouro, 3 Prata
Quinta da Alorna Vinhos- 3 Prata
Quinta do Arrobe- 1 Ouro, 1 Prata
Quinta do Cavalinho – Vinhos- 1 Prata
Sociedade Agrícola Quinta da Lagoalva de Cima- 2 Ouro, 1 Prata
