Indie Xisto 2019, Luis Seabra
Region: Douro
Producer: Luis Seabra
Why we chose this wine
Luis Seabra went to work with 2 old vineyards in the Cima Corgo, the heart of the Douro, and bottled his best grapes under the name 'CRU', a nod to French tradition but also and above all a reference to his method: Luis makes wine in its purest form with minimal intervention. Choosing vineyards and caring for the vines is the foundation. Then he lets nature do its work. He only adds a small amount of sulphite to, as he says, 'make the wines retain their precision' but there too he aims for the bare minimum.
The Indie Xisto is a blend of native varieties made from vines planted in the 1950s grown at high elevation
The Indie Xisto is a blend of native varieties made from vines planted in the 1950s grown at high elevation
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Tinta Amarela, Rufete, Tinta Barroca and others |
| Drinking window | 2025-2030 |
| Alc. | 13.5% |
| Vinification | in open gistingskuipen |
| Ripening | 22 months in used French Oak Barrels |
The producer
Luis Seabra
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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