Seabra Xisto Cru Branco White 2022 1.5L

Xisto Cru Branco is a single vineyard wine—a rare find in the Douro—that Seabra says is a “magical place that no one can replicate.” It is intended as a clear expression of terroir and place. Sustainably farmed vines, and vinified using only spontaneous fermentation and indigenous yeasts. This way he removes all potential variability other than the soil type as an expression of terroir.

70% Rabigato, remaining balance field blend of Códega (10%) , Gouveio (10%) and Viosinho Dozelino Branco (10%) . Sustainably farmed vineyards planted from 1920-1933. Tended in mica schist soil from 650-700 m (2,133-2,297 ft) elevation.

Wine Advocate-94

"The 2022 Xisto Cru Branco was produced with grapes from an old vineyard he works at 750 meters above sea level with 70% Rabigato and the rest Códega, Gouveio and Donzelinho Branco. The juice from the pressing of destemmed and crushed grapes fermented in used 228-liter barrels, where it matured for one year and then six months in stainless steel. It has a moderate 13.5% alcohol, which is remarkable for a very warm and dry year, keeping the poise and balance, reflected by a pH of 3.21. It is clean and precise, pretty much in the house style, with subtle aromas of pollen and aromatic herbs, faintly Mediterranean. It has a fine-boned and elegant palate with cleanliness, precision and great balance and a dry, stony and serious finish. This is a very serious white that should develop nicely in bottle."-Luis Gutierrez

James Suckling-96

"A stony and minerally white with chamomile and hints of pears. The palate is concentrated and flavorful with fresh acidity. It’s layered and textured, with the inherent austerity that characterizes this type of wine in its youth. From a 90-year-old single vineyard planted mostly with rabigato in Douro Superior. Delicious already, but will improve with bottle age."-Jacobo Garcia-Andrade Llamas

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