H&H Boal 2000 Single Harvest Madeira
Henriques & Henriques Boal 2000 Single Harvest Madeira is a single-vintage (colheita) bottling from the 2000 harvest — 100% Boal, medium-sweet, aged in canteiro at H&H's Câmara de Lobos lodges, in a 750mL bottle at 20% ABV. It earned Platinum and 97 points at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 plus the Boal Trophy and Gold at the International Wine Challenge. Available to order online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 20% (per WHWC/Ellis Wharton; IWC entry lists 19.0% — confirm on bottle)
- Size: 750mL
- Vintage: 2000 — "Single Harvest" (colheita), traditional canteiro aging
- Style: medium-sweet ("meio doce") — darker, tawny-to-tortoiseshell hued
- Awards: DWWA 2022 Platinum, 97 pts; IWC Boal Trophy + Gold; Wine & Spirits 94; John Gilman 93
A Trophy Boal From the 2000 Harvest
"Single Harvest" is H&H's term for colheita — an early-bottled single-vintage wine. Boal (Bual) is the medium-sweet member of Madeira's four classic grapes, darker in youth than its siblings, and this 2000 was judged the best of its kind at the International Wine Challenge. H&H — founded 1850, the island's largest vineyard owner — aged it the traditional canteiro way in its Câmara de Lobos lodges. Explore more Henriques & Henriques wines or browse the dessert wine collection.
Tasting Notes
Dark gold with greenish nuances. The importer finds clove, cherry, brown sugar, and rancio notes on the nose — "supple and focused, a rich caress of pixilated Boal flavors enjoined to a long and refined finish." The DWWA 2022 judge: dried fruits — raisins and nuts — with honey and vanilla; medium-sweet, medium-bodied, and wonderfully long.
How to Enjoy
The house suggests roasted nuts (especially walnuts), blue-veined cheeses, pâtés and foie gras, seared venison, braised short rib, robust curry stews, and desserts like crème caramel, tarte tatin, and bolo de mel — or solo as a digestif, even with a fuller-bodied cigar. Serve cool; it keeps indefinitely once opened.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Boal (Bual) Madeira, and how sweet is it?Boal is one of Madeira's four classic grapes, making a medium-sweet ("meio doce") style — sweeter than Verdelho, less sweet than Malvasia.
How is a 2000 Single Harvest different from a 2000 Vintage Madeira?Single Harvest is H&H's colheita: an early-bottled single-year wine. A full vintage (garrafeira/frasqueira) bottling spends far longer in cask before release.
Why is Madeira virtually indestructible after opening?It is already heat-aged and oxidized by design (the canteiro process), so air exposure can't hurt it the way it does table wine. An opened bottle keeps for months to years.
What cheese pairs with Boal Madeira?Blue-veined cheeses are the classic match — the salt and funk play beautifully against Boal's medium sweetness.
A trophy-winning 2000 — buy H&H Boal 2000 Single Harvest Madeira online at Del Mesa Liquor.