(12-Pack; No Split Cases)
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After qualifying as a viticulturist, Luis Seabra completed a Masters in Winemaking before he went on to become Head Oenologist at Niepoort. After nearly a decade of doing something he loved for someone else, Luis decided to start making wine in his own winery. He is incredibly knowledgeable about wine making in the Douro, but decided to explore the terroir in a different, less conventional way than other Douro producers.
The philosophy at Luis Seabra Vinhos is encapsulated in the brand name Cru, which means raw. Luis’s aim is to make wines that really tell you where they come from, wine from specific vineyards with minimal intervention, wines that are true and honest, raw and pure…. Just getting back to basics.
Attribute | Details |
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Wholesale Price | $31.83 LUC. |
Trade Show Price | $28.65 LUC (No Split Cases). |
Grape Variety | Rabigato 70%, Gouveio 20%, Arinto 5% Codega 5%. |
Terroir | Mica schist. |
Tasting Notes | Bright straw yellow. On the nose, stone and orchard fruit abound, with flinty wet stone and white pepper laid over the dominant aromatics. On the palate, impressively bright and mineral driven, with a great balance between power and lift. Lemon, green apple, bosc pear flavours co-mingle with a touch of floral tone and slate minerals. Juicy and mineral-driven all at once. |
Vinification | Before pressing, the grapes were crushed and de-stemmed, press is done without prior maceration, the wine was decanted at low temperature for 24 hours, indigenous yeast fermentation and ageing took place in used French oak barrels of 228 and 500 litres, 40% of the wine fermented and aged in stainless steel. |
Location | Douro Superior – Meda, Portugal. |