96 pts Wine Enthusiast
Produced by the partnership between Bordelais Bruno Prats and the Douro's Symington family, the wine is a stylish projection of rich black fruits and still youthful tannins. It has great potential. Drink from 2026.

94 pts James Suckling
This is deep, ripe and plush, with plenty of sweet, tarry blackberries, dark chocolate, violets, sandalwood, incense and cocoa powder. Just a hint of prunes. Broad, full-bodied and nicely chewy, with a tight structure and lengthy finish to close. Quite concentrated and ripe but there is still poise, complexity and freshness.

One of the marquee wines of the Douro Valley, this is made in microscopic quantities and not in every vintage.  One of my favorite Quinta (property/chateau/brand), the Vesuvio Tinto is as beautiful in the glass as it is when you see the vineyards and site nestled along the Douro River in the Douro Superior.  The property is huge, stretching from riverfront to mountain top as it stretches back away from the river up to the mountain tops that tower over the Douro River.

Grape Varieties: 70% Touriga Nacional | 30% Touriga Franca

Aging: 15 months in new 400 litre french oak barrels