Prats & Symington Red Wine

Douro, Portugal - "Produced by the partnership between Bordelais Bruno Prats and the Douro's Symington family, the wine is a stylish projection of rich black fruits and still youthful tannins. It has great potential."

Portugal - Douro - "This harmonious red is plushly creamy on the palate, showing sculpted tannins with finely detailed flavors of black cherry and black plum reduction, sandalwood, cedar, green olive, espresso crema and minerally smoke and iron." [WS 2022 TOP 100 #52]

Portugal- "Elegant and richly spiced, with flavors of raspberry, red plum, currant and dark olive. Intense accents of dried green herb show midpalate, delivering forest floor and underbrush details on the zesty finish..."

Douro, Portugal - "This wine is the result of a joint venture between Bordelais Bruno Prats and the Symington family in the Douro. It has an impressive mix of elegance, density and concentration. It's a wood-aged wine that's packed with dark plum, berry and rich tannins..."

Douro, Portugal - "This wine shows great attention to tannins and structure while allowing the black fruits to shine. It is a stylish wine, powerful while wearing that power lightly. "

Douro, Portugal - "A suave, sophisticated red, offering complexity and length in a finely meshed frame. A core of ripe black plum and mulberry fruit flavors is integrated with refined tannins, with appealing accents of violet, thyme, mocha, mineral and star anise..."

Douro, Portugal - "A luscious beauty. The cool, zesty concentration of fruit and tannins builds this wine’s depth of flavor: Meaty, savory, then bright, with the sunniness of a ripe Douro fig... The sensation is mouthwatering. It keeps giving for more than a minute after each taste."

Douro, Portugal- "The latest vintage is, as always, densely impressive, powered by dark tannins and black-plum fruits. Its dry core marks it out as a wine for long-term aging. Produced for 20 years, this wine has become an iconic example of the power of great Douro red wines."

Douro, Portugal - "It is structured but, as with all second wines, it is likely to be ready way before its elder sibling. The fruit is already finely in place giving ripe black flavors, fine integrated tannins and final acidity."

Douro, Portugal - "Very ripe yet floral nose with potpourri, Earl Grey tea and some nicely baked cherries, prunes, cocoa powder and undergrowth. Fleshy, rich and pretty concentrated, yet supple and juicy, with a full-bodied palate that’s rounded by firm yet powdery tannins."

Douro, Portugal - "This is the latest vintage from the always impressive long-running joint venture... The wine is elegant and structured with nothing to excess. It has delicious black-currant fruit as well as a core of firm tannins. It is a wine for aging: ripe while so poised."

Douro, Portugal - Deep ruby color. Very fresh notes of raspberries, cherries, and ripe fruit with a light spice touch. Very soft and round on the palate. Tasty with a fresh finish.

Douro, Portugal - "The junior partner of Chryseia, this wine has generous tannins that are already beginning to soften. They promise a ripe, berry fruit-flavored wine, balanced with acidity and tannins and likely to be ready from 2023."

Douro, Portugal - "Fine and ripe but restrained nose with a mineral quality seeping through from the fresh blackberry and blueberry fruit. Some cigar box and cocoa powder, too. This is quite firm on the palate with tight tannins, delivered in a fresh but caressing mode."

Douro, Portugal - "Aromas of dark plums, baked blueberries, violet essence, cloves and sweet tobacco. It's full-bodied with firm, chewy tannins and bright acidity. Intense, yet fresh, with pretty layers of dark fruit, flowers and spice. Some bitter berries on the finish."