Douro Boys
The Douro Boys is a joint effort of five producers: Quinta do Vallado, Niepoort, Quinta do Crasto, Quinta Vale D. Maria and Quinta do Vale Meão.
In 2003 they started working together to promote the red wines of the Douro with the goal to get a similar recognition of the dry red wines as for port wines.
| Douro Boys Vintages: | 2011, 2017 |
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| House | Douro Boys | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but with a yellow edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, dark chocolate different herbs, mint and some spiciness in the nose as well as some dark berries and cherry. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Dark berries and still a lot of round and elegant tannins and will improve. Balanced, attractive and very complex with a long and intensive finish. | Average score | 16.49 |
| Last tasted | 24th November 2023 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Douro Boys’ Master class at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. Only 250 magnum bottles made. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Douro Boys | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Spicy and dark berries such as mulberry, black berry and blue berry in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Almost full bodied. Of course lots of tannins. Balanced and quite sweet. Loaded with dark berries and fruit and very tasty. The finish is lovely, very long and very attractive. Will be interesting to follow. | Average score | 16.33 |
| Last tasted | 24th November 2023 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Douro Boys’ Master class at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany. Only 350 magnum bottles made. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |