Luis Seabra 2021 'Xisto Cru' Branco, Douro DOC

Item Number: 19610

UPC: 8-437013189835

Country: Portugal
Region: Douro
Sub Region: Douro
Appellation/AVA: Douro DOC
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vintage: 2021
Grape(s): 70% Rabigato / 10% Codega / 10% Gouveio / 10% Vioshino Dozelino Branco
Type: Wine - White
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Case Production: 583

Reviews

  • The Wine Spectator
    Rating: 91 (11/15/2023)

    Sleek and harmonious, this graceful white has good drive and pretty accents of white blossoms and lemon thyme to the ripe nectarine and melon fruit. Reveals a salty, mineral underpinning that gains momentum and lingers on the fresh finish.

  • The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 94 (4/4/2024)
    The 2021 Xisto Cru Branco is from a vineyard he works at almost 800 meters above sea level with lots of Rabigato, usually the last vineyard to be harvested. It fermented in used 228-liter barrels from Burgundy, where it matured for one year and then six months in stainless steel. It has some creaminess, notes of spices, toast and smoke intermixed with aromas of yellow fruit and flowers, pollen and beeswax, with a nose closer to a white from the Rhône. It is more phenolic than the other whites, with good acidity and volume and a combination of power and elegance. This is always a very regular wine.