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2011 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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5/11/2024 - AlanM68 Likes this wine: 92 points

In beautiful shape just now, but definitely needs an hour or more in the decanter as the previous review said (and thank you for that advice). Great length, very together and rounded. Has at least 5 more years ahead of it and likely more.

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2021 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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4/30/2024 - EvoPeteMTL wrote: NR

This was ultra green and vegetal... I feel like I was chewing on the stems... vintage effect? I guess this is a baby and will need much more time but not sure which direction this will go... definitely a different style of winemaking within the Douro.

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2021 Prats and Symington Douro Post Scriptum de Chryseia

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4/30/2024 - EvoPeteMTL wrote: NR

Ouf this was sooo vegetal I feel like I was chewing on the stems... I guess this will need time but not sure which direction this will go... definitely a different style or winemaking within the Douro.

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2015 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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4/20/2024 - Russfeit Likes this wine: 92 points

Nicely integrated and still quite primary. Blackberry, touches of tobacco, rubber, and maybe a little balsamic. Probably would have guessed a Bordeaux blend with Sangiovese on blind. Fully integrated tannins, but still structured. Really delicious. 92.

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2020 Prats and Symington Douro Post Scriptum de Chryseia

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4/18/2024 - lazy Likes this wine: 92 points

Decanted 30 minutes. Medium-dark purple-ruby. Smelled black fruit: blackberries, cherry, then leather, gravel, vanilla; the taste reprised. Big body balanced by acid and tannin, intense, finishes medium and fruity. Good stuff.

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2011 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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3/27/2024 - Papies wrote: 92 points

Requires a good decant, an hour we would say before serving. This is not a PnP wine and the second bottle we had of this on the day that was not decanted was clearly a lot more aggressive and sharp . So please decant.
Post the decant the wine relaxed, smooths out and has a lovely round, fleshy texture. We actually tasted this blind and went for tempranillo from Ribera del Duero . We should have picked the Portuguese link however as this had this porty edge to the fruit, from the heat and ripeness that adds that porty edge. Good wine solid 92-93 but please decant.

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2017 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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3/23/2024 - cynthiaxu wrote: 94 points

Deep ruby with purple hue, spices, savory, blue fruits, dark fruits, violet, herbal, high alc, smoky, very high tannin. M-acidity. Very good

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2019 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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3/4/2024 - pmik Likes this wine: 91 points

91+
Jesper Hedegaard tasting

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2018 Prats and Symington Douro Prazo de Roriz

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2/22/2024 - fredfta wrote: NR

Wip

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2022 Prats and Symington Douro Post Scriptum de Chryseia

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2/25/2024 - SixHedgehogs Likes this wine: 88 points

Full purple-black. Muted nose of blackcurrant and cedar, touch of tar. Oak, blackcurrant, pine and a little raspberry flavour. Feels like it will improve with longer decant and/or bottle age.

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2021 Prats and Symington Douro Post Scriptum de Chryseia

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2/6/2024 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 91 points

Deep purple color. The nose exudes a warm, wintry, but inviting host of currant jam, plum cake, fig paste, along with savory broth and pepper, dried violets, a cool leathery kick, and some graphite and minerals. The palate is grippy but suave with zippy acidity and a concentrated but fresh appeal. Flavors of plums, currant and fig paste, and tart blueberry. Add in some smoky earth, tar, leather, black pepper, anise, along with black tea and nuanced oak. This is juicy, tangy, and complex, and should also age well. Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca with small amounts of Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Sousão, and Tinta Cão.

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2021 Prats and Symington Douro Prazo de Roriz

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2/6/2024 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 points

Bright purple color. The nose shows tangy red and black currants and cherries and a whole lot of savory/spicy tones like: warm rocks, potting soil, sage and anise, oregano, black pepper. Fresh and ripe on the palate with chewy but structured tannins and moderating acidity. The plum, red and black cherry, and roasted fig fruit is deep and tangy. Notes of chewing tobacco, scorched earth, graphite, and dark chocolate shavings add complexity. For me, this is a perennial winner both for its quality and value. A classic Portuguese blend of Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, and Touriga Franca.

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2018 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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1/8/2023 - SuperSomm wrote: NR

Deep ruby colour. Medium and developing nose with blackberry, blueberry, dark plum, tobacco, licorice, vanilla and cinnamon. Medium taste of blackberry, blueberry, dark plum, tobacco, licorice and vanilla. Long and dry finish. High acidity. Medium tannins. Full body. A very good Douro Red. Drink now or over the next seven years. Goes well with beef or lamb.

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2014 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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1/27/2024 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 93 points

Interesting wine. No idea of the variety here but had a rather black and blue fruit profile, sandy but polished tannins and a little acidic crunch on the palate. Only small sample. Had a bdx-like profile

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2019 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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1/2/2024 - Bigdong wrote: 93 points

serious wine, medium acid, black plums, light sweetness. very tannic right now, needs decant.

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2018 Prats and Symington Douro Prazo de Roriz

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12/28/2023 - RichKSN Likes this wine: 85 points

Medium body very nice every day drinking wine

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2019 Prats and Symington Douro Prazo de Roriz

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12/24/2023 - G1027 Likes this wine: 88 points

Very nice inexpensive Douro blend. High QPR. Good to have in your cellar or to give as gifts

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2015 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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12/21/2023 - fredfta wrote: 95 points

Corte de Touriga Franca e Touriga Nacional com estágio de 14 meses em barricas novas de carvalho francês de 400 litros. Alc. 14% vol. Na taça um vinho expressivo e complexo, com destaque para as muitas notas empireumáticas e uma boa fruta negra em compota. Em boca é um vinho cheio e intenso, mas sempre macio e harmonioso, com um final muito persistente. Beber ou guardar. Bebido durante jantar em família no restaurante Origem, dezembro/2023.

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2016 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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12/20/2023 - Cove Haven wrote: 88 points

constant to my rating in 2020
Not a bad wine but not showing me anything special for the hype. no nose of any kind, good color med to full body with little to no finish
I will try again in 2 years

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2019 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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12/1/2023 - WindFlyer Likes this wine: 94 points

"Chryseia" is the project of Bruno Prats (former owner of Cos d'Estournel) and the Symington port family (Warre's, Dow's, Graham's, Cockburn's).

deep purple, opaque and with appreciable body in the glass. initially reticent, it shows an elegant nose where rose petals and violets swirl along the plum, blue fruit, tobacco and cedar aromas. quite tight, grippy and fresh, it takes its time for to unwind its smooth texture to reveal layers of plum, cassis and blueberries with an herbal lift and savoury spice and pepper accents. very very long and nuanced finish.

impeccably balanced and with the fruit, structure and acidity to go a long way, it is just approaching its drinking window… but clearly, its better rewards are a good handful of years away.

14.5% AbV; 75% Touriga Nacional/ 25% Touriga Franca; aged for fourteen months in new 400L French oak barrels

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2016 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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11/1/2022 - Irish_Wine wrote: 93 points

Deep ruby.

Pronounced on the nose with violet and well defined rich blackcurrant, blackberry, black plum, licorice, cinnamon, vanilla, cedar, dark chocolate, smoke, tobacco, leather, earth.

Pronounced and dry on the palate. Full body, high alcohol / acidity, high ripe tannins, long finish.

Can drink now but has potential for aging. Lovely fruit makes it enjoyable with a decant now but has the components to age well and will reward patience.

Really enjoyable wine with Bordeaux style and Douro character!

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2021 Prats and Symington Douro Post Scriptum de Chryseia

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10/31/2023 - querilant Likes this wine: 90 points

Dark ruby red. Both red and black fruit in nose and palate. Somewhat smoky. Smooth with tannins which are not too present.

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2012 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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10/28/2023 - Rhone Rick wrote: 86 points

Past prime already??

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2014 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia

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7/24/2017 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 91 points

Terroir-istes International - Portugal, Douro (Groot Constantia): (Tasted Blind): Deep, black-purple colour with a blue hue. Savoury aroma with damson jam, blackberry coulis, and intense blue fruit are joined by juniper, pepper, sour fig, and a lifted volatile element,
The palate leans towards savoury notes, reminiscent of cured meat, followed by blackberry, damson and cranberry, with some oak spices and dark chocolate contributing to its complexity and a sweet prune juice character. Firm and chewy tannins with generous alcohol presence lead to a drying finish, giving the wine an angular structure.

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2017 Prats and Symington Douro Prazo de Roriz

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10/13/2023 - Aks74 Likes this wine: 88 points

Very interesting and earthy wine. First try if a Douro. Opaque, ruby color. Has mild tannins, some red fruit and little acidity.

I would have it with a mildly spiced meat or kebab

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