TN: 2005 Chryseia
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:35 pm
In a recent big tasting we had one Douro wine:
Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia 2005
A very oaky nose, but under the oak, the wine is brambly and typically Douro but perhaps forced into a more "elegant" wine than it should have been. Sweet but balanced by strong but ripe tannins. It is refreshing despite the great concentration of fruit. A very good example of the "modern" Douro - but with less oak, I would have enjoyed this very much more than I did.
-Otto
Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia 2005
A very oaky nose, but under the oak, the wine is brambly and typically Douro but perhaps forced into a more "elegant" wine than it should have been. Sweet but balanced by strong but ripe tannins. It is refreshing despite the great concentration of fruit. A very good example of the "modern" Douro - but with less oak, I would have enjoyed this very much more than I did.
-Otto