2020 Luis Seabra Xisto Ilimitado Branco Douro

Luis Seabra |Douro |Rabigato
The perfect introduction to the savoury, saline styles of white wine coming from the cellar of Luis Seabra - a legend of Portuguese winemaking.

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If you want a peek at the unique and utterly delicious white wines made by Portuguese renegade Luis Seabra, this is the place to start.

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The Ilimitado Branco - a field blend of local varieties Rabigato, Codega, Gouveiu and Viosinho - shows a little more flesh and ripe stone-fruit than the two higher-level Seabra whites, however the sea-spray/saline notes and the savoury kick that runs through the whole range shows here too in spades.

It's a wonderful thing to drink. Full of texture and energy and an exotic mix of flavours that sucks you back to the glass again and again.

50% Rabigato, 20% Codega, 15% Gouveio (Godello), 10% Viosinho. 30-45 year old vines, planted to mica schist at 500-600 m (1,640 -1,968 ft) elevation.

90% fermented in used barrel; 10% fermented in stainless steel. All indigenous wild yeast fermentation. Aged in 90% used barrel and 10% stainless steel. 1 year of lees contact with no battonage.

89 Points - "Very light colour with a creamy, chicken stock bouquet, some low-level sulfides, while the palate is rich, broad and medium bodied, with viscosity and yet subtlety as well. Attractive wine in a lighter Burgundy-style mould, finishing with some tannins that impart a trace of bitterness. Nice wine." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

94 Points - "Steely and chalky white of energy and pucker, lime-lemon orientated with just-ripe brown skin pear characters, oyster shell mineral notes, wet slate and flinty elements too – bouquet and palate matching here. Races along the palate but also has a light juiciness, feels detailed, precise and lively with a strong vein of minerality, generally. Delicious, wildly so." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

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