Wine Advocate 89 points - The 2007 PRAZO DE RORIZ, a typical Douro blend heavy on Touriga Nacional (40%), Touriga Franca (25%) and Tinta Barroca (21%), has knit together as well as I thought it would from my first look—and quite a bit better, in fact. I fear I underrated it the first time around. Bright and silky, it seems a little harsh on opening, as it did initially, but that does not last long now and it evolves beautifully. It is never going to be a wine that impresses with its depth—it is certainly well on the elegant side in the mid-palate—but it proves to be an impeccably balanced wine, graceful and sunny, with more structure than is apparent at first. Although I think this will hold a reasonable time, it will probably show best in the short to mid-term, now to the next few years. Drink now-2017. (Feb 2010)
