Prats & Symington, Chryseia, Douro, Portugal 2022

Leave it a couple of years in the cellar and allow the 2022 iteration of Chryseia to unfurl its yet coiled core. Inside, it holds beautiful nuances of prune, mountain herbs, dried tobacco leaves and dark chocolate shavings. The tannins are assertive yet round and savoury, outlined by refreshing graphite and pencil shavings. An intense, muscular vintage of Chryseia yet to reveal all its layers and detail.