Take a look at the new logo on the label. The letter T is obvious, it stands for Zsigmond Teleki, the world-famous viticulturist who combatted phylloxera, and who founded the winery in 1881. What else? The silhouette of a shield, standing for strength, tradition. And the flowing lines? Is it a footprint? Or the pages of a book? Or piece of a vineyard? You can take your own interpretation. “We always have stories to tell” – claims Teleki team, and we are looking forward to the stories of their wines.

In the footsteps of a great mind

Did you know that Zsigmond Teleki literally saved the vineyards of Villány? In 1881, he established his experimental stockyard in Villány for the purpose of breeding and propagating a rootstock with which the phylloxera-devastated hillsides could be replanted. At the international viticulturist conference in Barcelona in 1930, it was officially acknowledged that the vineyards of Europe had been reconstructed with the help of the experimental varieties by Zsigmond Teleki. His innovative spirit is cherished at Csányi Winery, a state-of-the art estate with the largest production in Villány. The winery also boasts a 1000 metres long cellar, the longest underground labyrinth of the region. Obviously, tradition, historic cellar or modern machinery is not enough to make great wines, but Teleki wines have outstanding vineyards to source grape as well – Csillagvölgy, Kopár, Hársos – just to mention a few. The estate now has released the first wines with the new labels, and the portfolio has also been restructured. The new labels are not only elegant, clear and attractive, but they are several creative solutions as well, for example the label design to be hold in hand! Labels are designed in an unusual, asymmetric way, we need to hold the bottles and turn them, since front and back labels work together. This is how we can understand the stories, the human interactions featured on the bottles.

A fairly detailed article about Teleki Zsigmond

The new lines of Teleki wines

The structure of the brands with Teleki wines has become clean and easy to follow.

– Teleki Válogatás (Teleki Selection)
Entry level white, rosé and red wines fermented and matured in stainless steel, showing varietal character, aiming to make every day a day to remember.

– Teleki Inspiráció (Teleki Inspiracion)
The premium segment with more complexity and longer ageing. Wines to inspire, wines to recall pleasant association.

– Teleki Tradíció (Teleki Tradition)
The most exclusive wines, the flagship wines of the estate. Hand harvested, long aged, complex, layered, sophisticated wines for the most important human interactions.

– Teleki Pezsgő (Teleki Sparkling)
The methode traditionelle sparkling wines play an important role in the life of the estate, having gained countless accolades in the past years. They deserve their own labels.

– Kővilla (literally ‘Stone Villa’)
Kővilla, this old stone farm house was built by Zsigmond Teleki, and it still stands under the almond trees planted by the famous viticulturist. Kővilla wines represent a brand within Teleki brand, the elegant and enchanting wines are available in wine stores and on trade.

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If you are interested in importing Teleki wines, contact Zsolt Forczek commercial manager.