Prats & Symington – Douro Chryseia 2021 (750ml)

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CHRYSEIA DOURO DOCPrats & Symington is a joint project between Symington Family Estatesand Bruno Prats, owner of famed Chateau Cos d’Estournel, which beganin 1999. Since then, Chryseia has been a testament to the incrediblecombination of winemaking expertise om the Douro Valley and Bordeaux,two of the world’s most acclaimed wine regions and two world renownedwine makers: A winning formula for beautiful wines.THE WINEChryseia 2021 was produced om a rigorous selection of grapes omQuinta de Roriz and Quinta da Perdiz, both owned by Prats & Symington.As in all previous editions of Chryseia, there was also the usual contributionom the Roriz neighbouring estate, Quinta da Vila Velha, privately ownedby Rupert Symington.VINTAGE OVERVIEWFollowing a succession of very hot and dry years in the Douro, the 2021growth cycle and harvest were some of the coolest in recent years. Whilelarge areas of Europe experienced extreme heat (with July being the hottestever recorded in the continent), the Douro experienced an unusually coolsummer with none of the heat waves that have become common in theregion. Moderate conditions in 2021 encouraged slower, gradualmaturations with balanced ripening, while the harvest itself was defined bythree key periods of rain impacting our picking schedule. The remarkablycool nights contributed to excellent acidity and very good color in thewines. Harvest started at Quinta de Roriz on September 17th with TourigaNacional and ended on September 26th with Touriga Franca.WINEMAKERBruno Prats and Charles Symington,supported by Pedro Correia and MiguelBessa.PROVENANCE & GRAPE VARIETIESQuinta de Roriz and Quinta da Perdiz,Douro- Cima Corgo.67% Touriga Nacional33% Touriga FrancaAGEING & PRODUCTION15 months in 400 liter French oak barrels.240 Cases importedSTORAGE & SERVINGReady for immediate consumption,although the wine has potential tocontinue developing favorably in thebottle.WINE SPECIFICATIONAlcohol: 14.5% volTotal acidity: 6.0 g/l tartaric acidSuitable for Vegans.SCORES97 Points, Wine Spectator, 2024