The Story
This outstanding Douro red blend from a top vintage shows intense aromas of blackberry, black cherry, plum, and violet with refined notes of cocoa, graphite, and spice. Full-bodied and precisely structured, the palate delivers concentrated dark fruit, polished tannins, and vibrant acidity, finishing exceptionally long, elegant, and complex.
Food Pairing: Roast lamb, grilled steak, game meats, braised beef, mushroom dishes, aged cheeses, and fine Mediterranean cuisine.
96 Points - Wine Enthusiast
If any wine from the Douro has a Bordeaux influence, it is this wine. Produced as part of a joint venture between the Prats family of Bordeaux and the Symington family of the Douro, this wine shows great attention to tannins and structure while allowing the black fruits to shine. It is a stylish wine, powerful while wearing that power lightly. Drink this wine, from a very good year, from 2022.
93 Points - Wine Spectator
A brooding red, offering generous layers of currant and boysenberry fruit detailed with anise, graphite and dark chocolate. Full, integrated tannins line the finish, marked by tea and rose petal aromas. Drink now through 2025. 2,000 cases made, 250 cases imported.
Description
This outstanding Douro red blend from a top vintage shows intense aromas of blackberry, black cherry, plum, and violet with refined notes of cocoa, graphite, and spice. Full-bodied and precisely structured, the palate delivers concentrated dark fruit, polished tannins, and vibrant acidity, finishing exceptionally long, elegant, and complex.
Food Pairing: Roast lamb, grilled steak, game meats, braised beef, mushroom dishes, aged cheeses, and fine Mediterranean cuisine.
96 Points - Wine Enthusiast
If any wine from the Douro has a Bordeaux influence, it is this wine. Produced as part of a joint venture between the Prats family of Bordeaux and the Symington family of the Douro, this wine shows great attention to tannins and structure while allowing the black fruits to shine. It is a stylish wine, powerful while wearing that power lightly. Drink this wine, from a very good year, from 2022.
93 Points - Wine Spectator
A brooding red, offering generous layers of currant and boysenberry fruit detailed with anise, graphite and dark chocolate. Full, integrated tannins line the finish, marked by tea and rose petal aromas. Drink now through 2025. 2,000 cases made, 250 cases imported.
