Portugal

92 points The Wine Advocate:The 2008 “CHRYSEIA” is sourced from various vineyards owned by the Symingtons, including Perdiz, Vila Velha, Vesuvio and Bomfim. It is a 50/50 blend of Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional this year, aged for 12 months in French oak. Showing a touch of rhubarb, and a harmonious demeanor, it is fragrant and supple, appealingly graceful, yet with a backbone underlying its fruit and giving it some support. It is, in short, an exceptionally attractive Chryseia that grew on me as time went on, sunny, fleshy and flavorful, showing finesse with the intensity of flavor. This will require a little patience in the cellar for best results, however ready it seems today. Mark Squires

D’Oliveira is one of the greatest of the classic Madeira shippers, and one of the few to survive from the pre-phylloxera era. Founded in 1820, and today housed in cellars that date from 1619, this small jewel of a company is still owned by the same family, its vineyard holdings built up over time through a series of marriages with other wine-producing families.

97 points The Wine Spectator:A blackstrap, powerful Port. Black, with intense aromas of raspberries, raisins, flowers and stems. Full-bodied and medium sweet, with a long, rich finish. Tannins pull at your palate. A wine for the future.