TeWa, Ștefan-Vodă PGI, Moldova

TeWa Fetească Neagră Multivintage

Blackberry
Dark cherry
Clove

Blackberry and dark cherry come first, with a little clove and a savoury edge. It feels rounded yet fresh, with a fine grip on your tongue. This bottle brings together two harvests. Open it for an evening that drifts from dinner into conversation.

You'll notice fresh acidity running through the ripe dark fruit.

If you like juicy reds with a supple feel and a little spice, start here.

A blend of the 2019 and 2021 harvests. 35% aged for 24 months in oak; 65% aged for six months in stainless steel with lees stirring.

From an east-facing plot in the Purcari area of the Ștefan-Vodă PGI.

€24.95

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Their style

Where this bottle sits, from body to finish.

Forest berries · Black rowanberry · Wild cherry · Blackberry · Integrated, silky tannins

BodyLight

Bold

AciditySoft

Acidic

SweetnessDry

Sweet

CharacterClean

Wild

FinishShort

Long

Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Grilled beef with black olive dressing

The beef meets the grip and olives echo the savoury side.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Roast beetroot with lentils and thyme

Earthy beetroot and thyme suit the darker, savoury flavours.

FOR SHARING

Smoked Gouda with rye crackers

The firm cheese meets the texture while the crackers leave room for the dark fruit.

Also good

Grilled beef with a black olive dressing meets the dark fruit and savoury edge.

Skip

A sweet plum glaze can mask the clove and make the fresh acidity seem harsher.

Serve at

16–18 °C

The producer

TeWa: small vineyards, different stories

TeWa works with small grape growers in Moldova, staying involved from pruning to harvest. The Chardonnay comes from the Yurco family near Talmaza, and the Rară Neagră from the Cojocaru family near Cioburciu. Hand-picking, time on the lees and different proportions of oak shape each wine. The landscape photographs on the labels are by Mihai Stamati.

Two people sitting beside the water at sunset.

Grapes: Chardonnay, Fetească Neagră and Rară Neagră
Vineyards: Small grower vineyards around Talmaza and Cioburciu
Harvest: Picked by hand in 10 kg crates
In the cellar: Stainless steel, lees ageing and oak in different proportions
Grower partnerships: Involved from pruning through to harvest
Labels: Moldovan landscape photographs by Mihai Stamati