Xisto Cru tinto 2022, Luis Seabra
Region: Douro
Producer: Luis Seabra
Dit is zelfs 10 jaar na de release van de eerste Xisto Cru nog steeds pure avant-garde in Douro. Niemand anders in de streek bereikt een dergelijke combinatie van structuur en elegantie.| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | field blend met tal van lokale rassen |
| Drinking window | 2025-2033 |
| Alc. | 13.0% |
| Vinification | Fermentation takes place in a closed wooden foudre that Luis had built to his own specification; the bunches go in whole, stems included, are only lightly crushed and then undergo a long maceration without active extraction. |
| Ripening | The wine normally ages for 22 months in wooden barrels; Luis Seabra adjusts that length to the vintage. |
Waar serveer je ’m bij?
For this wine Luis Seabra had a closed wooden foudre built to his own requirements, into which the bunches go whole, stems and all, barely crushed. Whole bunches in a closed vessel give aroma and tension, and the stems provide a firmer frame. Up to twenty-two months in wood follow. Ten years after the first Xisto Cru this is still the most singular bottle in the Douro: structure with a Burgundian line.
Lamb cutlets with mint and lemon
Veal stew with gremolata
Serveren op 16 °C, give it half an hour of air
When Luis Seabra told us in 2012 about his plans to make wine under his own name, we signed up straight away. We had known him for 10 years as a winemaker at Niepoort and knew we could not miss this.
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