Prats & Symington
Prats & Symington
AboutPrats & Symington
Prats & Symington began in 1999, bringing together Bruno Prats’s Bordeaux experience and the Symington family’s work in the Douro to make dry red wines. Its vineyards at Quinta de Roriz and Quinta da Perdiz lie in the Cima Corgo, with schist soils and slopes facing in different directions.
Grapes are picked by hand, cooled and sorted twice before moving by gravity into small fermentation vats. Chryseia, the flagship wine, matures in 400-litre French oak barrels.
Prats & Symington 2016 Chryseia Douro
Portuguese Red
Ripe blackcurrant, red plum and raspberry lead, layered with violet, dark chocolate, licorice and Earl Grey tea. The palate is full-bodied and polished, balancing generous dark fruit with lively acidity and fine-grained, velvety tannins. Pepper, graphite and earthy spice bring definition through the middle. The finish is long and fresh, carrying mocha, floral detail and measured structure.
Prats & Symington 2012 Chryseia Douro
Portuguese Red
Currant and lifted dark fruit meet dried flowers, tobacco and a cool mineral note. The palate is concentrated yet supple, with fresh acidity giving the wine clarity and energy. Fine-grained tannins provide shape without heaviness, while savoury earth and a faint saline edge add detail through the long, focused finish. Decant before serving with roast lamb, braised beef, grilled mushrooms or firm aged cheese.