For their 15th Anniversary, the Douro Boys created both a Red Cuvée and a Vintage Port from the young and epic 2017 vintage, blending in all five of the original members’ wines who make up this project.

In October they will offer these bottles for sale at an auction both online and in person in the Douro, that will take place on 10th October at the luxurious Hotel Six Senses Douro Valley. Feel free to register now, enabling you to place a bid on any/all of the 50 exclusive lots that will be offered. The auction can be attended live and bids will also be handled on the internet as well. Peter Mansell of Christie's Wine Department, London, will be on hand as the auctioneer.

Find more information and registration details, here:
www.wine-partners.at/douro-boys-auction-fifteen-years

If you want to peruse the auction catalog directly, here:
https://www.douroboys.com/content/4-fifteen-years/1-douro-boys-auction-cuvee-2017-and-vintage-port-2017/douroboys_auction2019_cataloguelots.pdf

The winemaking members of this team are Dirk Niepoort (Niepoort Vinhos), Cristiano van Zeller (Quinta Vale D. Maria), Xito Olazabal (Quinta do Vale Meão), Xico Ferreira (Quinta do Vallado) and Tomas Roquette (Quinta do Crasto) each having sacrificed their best barrel of red wine to blend into the special 2017 Douro Boys Cuvée. They’ve also each contributed their finest cask of outstanding 2017 Port, to come up with an exquisite 2017 Douro Boys Vintage Port.

Coordination for this event is through Dorli Muhr and her entire staff at Wine+Partners, an incredible team based in Vienna, Austria. www.wine-partners.at