Duorum
Duorum Vinhos, SA
| Founded |
2007 |
| Owner |
João Portugal Ramos, Jose Maria Soares Franco |
| Vineyards |
Castelo Melhor |
| Vintage Port Brands |
Duorum |
Duorum is latin for ‘from two’. It's a joint project between two oenologists, João Portugal Ramos and Jose Maria Soares Franco. It was founded in 2007. As well as two oenologists, the ‘from two’ also refers to the fact that the wine is a blend from two rather different parts of the Douro: Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. As of vintage 2008 the name “Vinha de Castelo Melhor” was added to the Duorum name. However it is still a blend of several vineyards.
Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Duorum | Vintage | 2007 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blackberry, blue berry, dark berry and dark fruit in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Immature with lots of tannin and will be better but balanced and tasty. Rather complex with mulberry and dark cherry and ends with a lovely and long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 18th June 2018 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At our apartment in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Duorum
Vinha de Castelo Melhor | Vintage | 2009 |
| Colour | Still almost black in colour with a purple rim. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Some dark and mature, spiciness and herbs in the nose. | Score range | 14.90 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely round and quite elegant tannins and will of course improve, but balanced with a quite exciting taste of spiciness and herbs. Quite elegant with a rather long finish. What will be? | Average score | 15.20 |
| Last tasted | 26th July 2025 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | Tasting at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Duorum | Vintage | 2011 |
| Colour | Still very dark in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, blackberry, dark cherry, loaded with fruit and some elegant herbs in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Lots of elegant and attractive tannins and will of course improve. Balanced, quite complex and very tasty, loaded with different dark berries, fruit and herbs. Still very enjoyable and quite easy to drink but with an elegant but surprisingly short finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 8th May 2021 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Duorum | Vintage | 2017 |
| Colour | Dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mature fruit, dark fruit, roasted coffee and spiciness in the nose. | | |
| Taste | Medium body. Lovely tannins but balanced and elegant port. Quite easy to enjoy. Very tasty and complex with mature fruit, dark berries and spiciness in taste and a wonderful finish. | | |
| Last tasted | 29th November 2019 | Rating this date | Very Good |
| Comment | Tasted at the Port Wine Festival in Leverkusen, Germany.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |