jamie goode's wine blog: Duorum Vintage Port 2007

Monday, July 20, 2009

Duorum Vintage Port 2007


Above: José Luís Moreira da Silva, João Perry Vidal and José Maria Soares Franco of Duorum.

Duorum is latin for ‘from two’. It’s a joint project between João Portugal Ramos and Jose Maria Soares Franco. As well as two famous enologists, the ‘from two’ also refers to the fact that the wine is a blend from two rather different parts of the Douro. On the one hand, Duorum is renting two old vineyards and buying from a further 15–18 growers in the Cima Corgo; on the other, the Douro Superior, further up river towards the Spanish border. Currently, the Douro Superior vineyards are rented, but Duorum have also purchased 150 hectares – from some 60 different owners – which is being converted into a spectacular Quinta, called Castelo Melhor.
The first release of the Vintage Port, 2007, is what I'm drinking now. It's tannic and dense, but it has lovely violet and dark cherry fruit, with real intensity and some finesse. There's a spicy element to the structure. I love the combination of fruit purity and dense structure. 93-95/100 (this is a cask sample)

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3 Comments:

At 7:55 PM, Anonymous Alex Lake said...

So what's your take on 2007 VP, Jamie?

 
At 3:59 PM, Anonymous Tomas said...

Vintage port's are for sure one of the best wines in the world. In my opinion every Port Wine must be appreciated with the best possible port glass. The better the quality of the Port glass from which you are drinking, the better your Port wine will taste.


Thanks for sharing

 
At 1:59 PM, Anonymous Affieplaas said...

What's your take on Port style wines (using only Portuguese varietals) from further afield?

 

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