“Few countries offer as many opportunities for discovery as Portugal, which is one of the world’s most dynamic wine regions right now.
Given the high quality of Portugal’s wines, its likely they wont fly under the radar much longer. The country itself has seen tourism skyrocket since COVID, fueling even more interest in its wines.”
Alison Napius
Wine Spectator
Prats & Symington Chryseia 2021
97 Points – Wine Spectator
Best Portugese Wine
Over 225 wines were reviewed by Wine Spectator senior editor Alison Napjus and James Molesworth for the Portuguese wine tasting report featured in the Jan/Feb 2025 issue.
“A suave, sophisticated red, offering complexity and length in a finely meshed frame. A core of ripe black plum and mulberry fruit flavours is integrated with refined tannins, with appealing accents of violet, thyme, mocha, mineral and star anise that linger on the well-tailored finish. Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca. Drink now through 2041.”
97 Points – Wine Spectator
94 points – James Suckling
18/20 Jancis Robinson
The Prats and Symington project, launched in 1999, was born out of shared vision of producing exceptional Douro wines, using the Bordeaux wine making expertise of Bruno Prats and the knowledge and experience of Symington Family Estates – the world’s leading premium Port producer and owner of some of the finest vineyards in the Douro valley including Graham’s, Dow’s, Warre’s, and Cockburn’s.
For decades, Bruno Prats’ name was synonymous with the Château of Cos d’Estournel in Bordeaux, where he was CEO and winemaker until 1998, when his family decided to sell the business. Prats then turned his attention overseas, establishing wineries and joint ventures in Chile and South Africa. In 1998 the Symington family, who had established a friendship with him through the family wine network Primum Familiae Vini, approached Bruno to form a new joint venture in the Douro Valley.
As a result Chryseia Douro DOC was born. A world-class Douro DOC red wine, which has been integral in establishing Douro DOC wine onto the world stage.
Prats & Symington is the owner of two prime Douro estates, Quinta de Roriz and Quinta da Perdiz. Established in 1764, the Roriz vineyard sits in a natural amphitheatre on the banks of the Douro.
