Luis Seabra - Mono C Castelao 2021
Price: $82.99
Sale Price: $54.99
Producer | Luis Seabra |
Country | Portrugal |
Region | Douro |
Varietal | Castelao |
Vintage | 2021 |
Sku | 14405 |
Size | 750ml |
Luis Seabra Description
Bright violet. On the nose, snappy aromas of red and blue fruit, overlaid with a distinct schist mineral note. On the palate, bright and punchy, with sour cherry, plum, tart blueberry tightly wrapped in floral and mineral tones. Mouthwatering acidity and soft skin tannin provide lovely balance to the fruit. Drink with a slight chill.
100% Castelão. A fresh look at a grape that’s an outlier for the Douro Valley. Minimal interventionist winemaking, with an eye toward elegance and delicacy.
Luis Seabra is a producer that is at the forefront of the “new Douro” movement. Rather than making table wines that are, for all intents and purposes, “Port lite,” Luis has taken a more balanced, restrained approach to winemaking in the oldest demarcated wine region in the world. His guiding principles are showcasing terroir and nuance above power and extraction. Bright, mineral driven and elegant, Luis’ wines are typically exposés of soil type. With the Mono C, he is taking a look at a particular variety – in this case, Castelão. While Castelão is a grape that is typically found further south in Portugal, Luis has found a mono-planted plot of the light-skinned grape in the Douro and is working his magic to craft a wine of unparalleled delicacy and elegance.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
"The 2021 Mono C is the only varietal Castelão from Douro. "It's an allowed variety in Douro, but this comes from the only Castelão vineyard I know in the region," Seabra told me. It has a paler color and a higher-pitched nose, with notes of red berries and spices, something earthy and a touch of rusticity. The palate is medium-bodied with some grainy tannins and freshness, a lighter Douro with less color and tannins. It fermented in concrete and matured in concrete and 2,500-liter Italian oak foudre. Some of the wines are not approved by the appellation, and this is one of them. With time in the glass, the balsamic note is more moderate, and it becomes more elegant and floral."
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