New
Douro 2004 tasting
The wines
of Chryseia
Prats & Symington, Travessa Barão de Forrester,
Apartado 26, 4431-702 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Website: www.chryseia.com
UK
agent: www.fells.co.uk
In
1998 the Symingtons finally succumbed and decided to make table
wine. But this was no ordinary wine: it was in partnership with
Bruno Prats, former owner of Cos d’Estournel. The result was
surprisingly new-world like. ‘The best vineyards for Port are
the best for table wine’, says Prats. ‘The grapes for Chryseia
are from blocks that make vintage Port’. Perhaps this is why
this wine has been so intense, sweet and rich. ‘I wasn’t
expecting to make good wines so fast’, Prats explained. The 1999
was experimental and the first vintage to the market was in 2000.
‘The risk in the Douro is to make wines that are too harsh.’ I
like Chryseia without being completely convinced by it. It is
highly polished, but made in a very rich, ripe style.
Chryseia
2004
Sweet, dark, very rich and spicy with a sweet, tarry, black
fruits character. The palate is concentrated and dense, with a
nice tight, focused core to the dark fruitsand a spicy, chocolatey
finish. Modern and structured in a rich style. Very good/excellent
92/100
Post
Scriptum 2004
Sweet, ripe, dark fruits nose is quite lush. The palate is
clean and forward with smooth fruit. Ambitious tasting with nice
tannins on the finish. Very good+ 89/100
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