The Douro Valley of Portugal is so well-known for stunning, long-lived Ports that many of us forget (or didn’t realize) that the region is also extraordinary for dry red table wines. In fact, the top red wines of the Douro are the “Napa wines” of Portugal—powerful, complex, edgy, often muscular, and with flavors that are intense and delicious. They are special wines to indulge in now or lay away for decades. Two extraordinary examples: QUINTA DO VESUVIO 2021 ($105), with its beautiful, rich red flavors and intoxicating aromas of fine leather and exotic spices. And PRATS + SYMINGTON “Chyseia” 2021 ($120), one of the greatest red wines of Portugal, with its massive structure and profound primordial earthiness. Must trys!
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