Prats & Symington, Chryseia, Douro
Prats & Symington · Douro › Portugal
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91
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28
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Taster #3714
· Sep 4, 2025
90/100
Sérieux et ample. Belle matière. Prunes et cerises avec des herbes et des épices. Beaux tannins assez fins sur une finale longue et mentholée. Très bon.
2019 vintage
Taster #6125
· May 8, 2025
98/100
Absolutely gorgeous right now. Will continue to drink well for years.
2019 vintage
Taster #5349
· Aug 16, 2024
92/100
Wine Wednesday at Church St. -Oddbods Group; 8/16/2024-8/18/2024 (Church Strett Tavern) : dark spicy fruit and a long mineral fish. This is very classy. My red wine of the night. seems to fill in all the gaps.
2019 vintage
Taster #8569
· Mar 4, 2024
91/100
91+ Jesper Hedegaard tasting
2019 vintage
Taster #3999
· Jan 2, 2024
93/100
serious wine, medium acid, black plums, light sweetness. very tannic right now, needs decant.
2019 vintage
Taster #7436
· Dec 1, 2023
94/100
"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 …
2019 vintage
Taster #9652
· Feb 7, 2023
91/100
Brulé ripe dark hedge fruits enveloped by smooth integrated tannins and with earth and dry spice nuances. Full and velvety. In my view in a perfect place. Excellent. For drinking over the next year or two while grip maintained.
2009 vintage
Taster #4863
· Feb 27, 2021
Dark toned nose with plums and hints of lilac, the palate is full, dense and youthful filled with ample and ripe dark fruit, salty licorice, ink and mocha, plummy flauvors typical of many Douro wines are there too. Warm year ripeness is evident but this feels still young, could be that the best years are still yet to come.
2009 vintage
Taster #8167
· Feb 21, 2021
92/100
Peaking now
2009 vintage
Taster #3785
· Jan 20, 2021
92/100
Inky purple color; full bodied. Poured through venturi. Black fruit, licorice, and a bit of savory briar. Tannins well integrated, so smooth and silky. Lots of sediment. Paired well with spicy lamb burgers with hot tomato chutney.
2009 vintage
Taster #6057
· Dec 14, 2019
93/100
Nez de caoutchouc et d'allumette, de charbon, d'épices ainsi que des notes florales. Un vin complètement fondu avec des tannins soyeux...même gouleyant. Saveurs de fruits mûrs avec un soupçon d'épices sur une finale moyenne. Délicieux et à boire sans tarder. 93+
2009 vintage
Taster #6730
· Nov 14, 2019
89/100
This is still drinking quite well. Full bodied, damsons on the nose, I think another year or two left in this. 14%
2009 vintage
Taster #1418
· Dec 24, 2018
92/100
will wait 2 years for the next bottle
2009 vintage
Taster #3785
· May 30, 2018
90/100
Deep ruby-purple. Full bodied. Dark fruit and licorice and alcohol nose. Luscious palate. Still some drying tannins, which I didn’t notice with the lamb chops...
2009 vintage
Taster #9274
· Dec 1, 2017
93/100
I opened this by accident, and I really do regret not giving this 3-6 more years. But it's still fantastic, with bright acidity, well integrated oak, slightly rustic, briary red fruits. The tannins are almost integrated, but still need a bit of time to fully integrate, the alcohol as well. But boy it is tasty!
2009 vintage
Taster #8386
· Nov 26, 2017
Dark as hell with a translucent halo. Notes of pastries, sweet cream, dried herbs, cherry pie, Christmas spices. Elegant. On the palate shows a little fatigued, watery texture, fair acidity and short length. Little alcoholic. Ready to be drunken. Being a Portuguese wine surprises that low quality cork. Something you should remedy, Bruno Prats. Easily. Ending my Portuguese season. Obscuro como el infierno con un halo transparente. Notas a bollería, a crema dulce, a hierbas secas, a pastel de cerezas, …
2009 vintage
Taster #5871
· Dec 24, 2016
We opened the Post Scriptum after having aged it in our collection for about three years. Despite this, the nose was quite hot with notes of unripened fruit before decanting. A little air worked wonders for a delightful bottle, giving us a juicy yet spicy nose once opened. The notes of cayenne were striking. Well balanced fruit flavors are accompanied but a little tartness and tannin towards the back, and satisfying menthol in the finish. Overall really delightful, and so …
2009 vintage
Taster #3960
· Mar 10, 2016
91/100
Trop jeune, bel avenir.
2009 vintage
Taster #4964
· Feb 19, 2016
90/100
Il est un peu dans sa phase ingrate mais il n'a pas à se cacher pour autant. Un peu plus crowd pleasure avec son gros fruits et son ti-bois en pleine bouche. Je crois que dans 5-7 ans il sera à son top niveau pour quelques années. 16/20 +
2009 vintage
Taster #6143
· Oct 3, 2015
88/100
Bien solide, belle poigne, un peu chaud, du fruit.
2009 vintage
Taster #3071
· Feb 27, 2015
93/100
Yum! Rich and dark.
2009 vintage
Taster #6143
· Dec 27, 2013
88/100
Très bien, un peu confituré mais certainement de bonne qualité.
2009 vintage
Taster #0864
· Aug 3, 2013
90/100
Drinking very well now. Pretty smooth even after not decanting that much.
2009 vintage
Taster #5212
· Jul 27, 2013
91/100
Impressive length and finesse. Needed a bit of time in a decanter but opened up nicely. Strong black fruit and smooth tannin. Needs a few years in the bottle but can be enjoyed now. 91-92 pts.
2009 vintage
Taster #3627
· Mar 19, 2013
89/100
This wine is young, but already shows elegance and balance. At the moment, it is dominated by fruity aromas and flavors. Maybe in 5 years, be more complex.
2009 vintage
Taster #9918
· Oct 31, 2012
dyp rødfarge. fruktig. noe eikesmak. myke tanniner ok lengde
2009 vintage
Taster #9174
· Oct 31, 2012
Symington-smaking i regi av Aperitif (Gamle Logen, Oslo) : Farge: Dyp rubinrød, tett. Duft: Dyp frukt, røde bær og eik. Smak: Ung, tett, mer bløt og delikat enn Altano. Middels lang ettersmak.
2009 vintage
Taster #1005
· Sep 16, 2012
90/100
I decanted this for about 2 hours while I headed out for a bike ride then prepared dinner and consumed over another 3. Though I did sneak a small sip and decanting was obviously the right choice. Very tight and lean when I opened the bottle this changed dramatically two hours later. It filled out with plenty of red stone fruit, tar, well managed tannins, a touch of minerality, and some light herbal flavors. This baby brother of the Chryseia …
2009 vintage
Taster #6143
· Sep 1, 2012
90/100
Fruit noir très mûr, belle présence en bouche, longueur, équilibre, velouté, très bon RQP.
2009 vintage
Taster #4080
· Jun 18, 2012
89/100
Fermé la première heure. Odeurs de pruneaux et de médicaments. Tannins souples. Intéressant pour 28$. À vieillir.
2009 vintage
Taster #3054
· Jun 2, 2012
85/100
Bright violet color. Mature black fruits in an almost sweet scent. Some leather and caramel, but a displeasent bitter finish.
2009 vintage
Taster #1946
· Jan 3, 2012
90/100
The wine looks Violet colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like Blackberry, and Black currant (cassis). It tastes like Raspberry, Oak, and Black Pepper. The body is Medium/Full. The wine is textured Round. The wine finishes Medium.
2009 vintage
Taster #2775
· Oct 18, 2011
88/100
La caravane Mark Anthony Brands 2011 au chalet du Parcours du Cerf de Longueuil le 18 octobre 2011. 9 pays, 55 producteurs Plus de 150 produits
2009 vintage