2016 | Prats & Symington | Quinta de Roriz Vintage

This Vintage Port has a powerful, floral nose with hints of tar and green tobacco. On the palate, there is fresh blackberry and red plum, finishing with licorice and mineral elements.

Reviews:

• Decanter: The blend includes grapes from a 30-year-old Touriga Nacional vineyard as well as Sousão from the upper part of the estate, picked early. This isn't giving much away on the nose, but it is soft and sweet on the palate, showing nicely defined summer fruit with a touch of dark chocolate concentration and refined, peppery tannins. A midweight wine to drink over the medium term.

• James Suckling: This is really impressive with fantastic aromas of ripe fruit and hints of earth. Some moss. Full-bodied and very sweet, yet the power and tannins are all here. A juicy and sweet wine that impresses.

Producer Information

Prats & Symington of the Douro Valley is a partnership-producer of the Symington family and Bruno Prats (former owner of Bordeaux's Chateau Cos d'Estournel). It formed in 1999 with the inaugural vintage released the following year to high-acclaim. The Chryseia, meaning "golden" in ancient Greek is the flagship wine of the Prats & Symington portfolio, a Touriga Nacional-dominant blend with Touriga Franca. The exact portions of which depend on the vintage. It spends up to, but usually a bit less than 15 months barrel-aging on 100-percent French oak. The wine is often recognised as a major contributor to the resurgence of non-fortified Douro DOC wines. Post Scriptum was launched in 2002 as a partner wine to Chryseia. Other notable wines include the Quinta de Roriz Reserva and the Quinta de Roriz Vintage Port which are sourced from the major Quinta de Roriz estate. The 42 hectare (103 acres) estate has cultivated vines since 1565. Additional estate include the Quinta da Vila Velha of which lies directly alongside Roriz as well as Quinta de Perdiz in Rio Torta Valley. Symington Family Estate is one of the leading producers of premium port with the company now composed of the 4th and 5th generation of the family. The portfolio consists of four major port houses, Graham's, Dow's, Warre's and Cockburn's.

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