{"title":"Luis Seabra | Douro","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Elevated panoramic view across the Douro Vineyards in Portugal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_2_9e47f4e9-c5a1-4742-9595-491b6ae330c7.jpg?v=1618393648\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuis Seabra made his name working as Dirk Niepoort's right-hand man - contributing to crafting some of the Douro’s most exciting wines - from 2004 until leaving to set up his own label in 2012. Upon commencing his own venture Luis' idea was to create uncompromising wines, the wines he wanted to make that were authentic expressions of the region. His winemaking is minimal-intervention, and the style very much reflects the concentration of care lavished by this experienced winemaker on his tiny output: pure yet complex, more savoury than fruity, with a density of texture and long, almost salty finishes marking the wines out as something very special. Only a few years on from a stunning début vintage, Luis's reputation has spread and his wines are now on tight allocation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"luis-seabra-granito-cru-alvarinho-vinho-verde","title":"Luis Seabra Granito Cru 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eGranito Cru Alvarinho Vinho Verde showcases perfectly the intensely terroir-driven style of wine Luis Seabra crafts. He works exclusively with spontaneous fermentation, native yeasts, and large format tight-grained oak (Slovenian and Hungarian). Rather than a single vineyard, Granito Cru is a single soil Alvarinho, sourced from carefully selected small parcels of Alvarinho intended to express the terroir and wines sense of place. Fermentation and ageing took place in oak. Full malolactic fermentation was carried out during 4 months and then total ageing in the oak barrels took 9 months in the presence of lees without stirring them. On the nose, aromas of lemon peel, green apple, lemongrass and seashells. The palate is rich and rounded with laser-focused acidity. Incisive flavours of lemon, unripe peach, green apple, green mango are at the core, with focused mineral notes. [#intro]Impeccably balanced and quite seductive, it is hard to resist....[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luis Seabra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39322698055747,"sku":"A23SEABRAGRANITOCRU-1","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/GranitoBottle.jpg?v=1618742580"},{"product_id":"luis-seabra-xisto-ilimitado-douro-tinto","title":"Luis Seabra Xisto Ilimitado Douro Tinto 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Xisto Illimitado Tinto, by famed Douro winemaker Luis Seabra, is a field blend of several different grape varieties (Touriga Franca, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Roriz, Rufete, Tinta Barroca, Malvasia Preta, Donzelinho Tinto) planted across 3 subzones in the Douro, Illimitado is a soil survey of the schist-driven terroir to be found in the Douro appellation. 40% of the grapes were fermented whole cluster in Lagares, foot trodden, with 8-10 days maceration. The remaining 70% fermented whole cluster in stainless tanks, with 20 to 30 days maceration. Both lots aged for 14 months in used French barrels. Vibrant red and blue fruit aromas, tinged with wet stone and violets. On the palate, lush, but with bright acidity to balance the red cherry and pomegranate fruit. White pepper, slate and herbal aromas overlay the core of fruit on a juicy, fresh finish.[#intro]A fresh, mineral driven red that showcases the purity of fruit achievable in the Douro...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luis Seabra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39506670157891,"sku":"A20SEABRAXISTOILIMITTINTO-1","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/XistoIlimitadoBottle.jpg?v=1630518759"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_e40e382d-3006-40e0-a55e-ece7418803ad.jpg?v=1618393714","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/luis-seabra-douro\/luis-seabra.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}