Tasting note A blend of Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barrocca, harvested from plots at Quinta do Vesúvio, Perdiz and Bomfim. The 2008 Post Scriptum has a deep garnet hue, and fresh blackcurrant aromas, with a soft supple mouthfeel. Dark chocolate and blackcurrant characters balance the fresh acidity and silky wellrounded tannins. Country: Portugal Region: Douro Vintage: 2008 Bottle size: 75cl
The Symingtons are one of the great wine families of Portugal, with links to the region stretching back as far as the 1600s, and a collection of Port houses – including Dow’s, Graham’s, Cockburn’s, Warre’s and even Harrods own – that combine to make them the largest landowner in the Douro. The family’s table wine production however only dates back to 1999. These still wines are crafted at a hi-tech winery based at Quinta do Sol with fruit coming from two of the region’s finest vineyards – the Quinta de Atayde and Quinta dos Assares. In 1999 the Symingtons teamed