O Produtor, tasting note published in April 15th 2024
Pale, light yellow in colour. Its aroma is a broad bouquet. Aromas of wild herbs, lemon blossom and verbena. Fresh and crisp on the palate, with electric acidity. Notes of citrus, minerality and salinity, with a long finish.
Granito Cru is a white wine from the Dão region that perfectly represents the intense style of the Douro terroir by the hand of winemaker and producer Luís Seabra.
The mountains determine and condition the climate of this region, sheltering the vines from the direct influence of the continental climate as well as from the maritime influence. Vineyards over 35 years old planted on granite soils at altitude, in Vila Nova de Tazem, in the sub-region of Serra da Estrela.
The wine was fermented with native yeasts and aged for one year in used barrels.
As the name indicates, it tries to show the soil, the vineyard and the region. For that, vinification is made in a low-intervention way, without using selected commercial yeasts or bacteria, only sulphur is used and in very low doses. Its vinification is inspired in the ancient methods where the wines fermented in old wood – 500 litre casks or small barrels and remained there until bottling. It may create deposit.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 106867
Luís Seabra
After many years working for others was time to follow my own path, in 2013 Luis Seabra Vinhos was born, the mission is to create wines that tell about the place where they are coming from, made with a minimal intervention philosophy, respecting their nature and character. We want our wines to be able to show the different soils where the vineyards are planted, the different altitudes and exposures, their differences, and similarities With the conscience that this are just the first steps of a long road, the adventure still is to discover the old and unknown vineyards that resist over the years. We want above all to create unique wines. Over these years I developed a special relationship with some of the old vines. Those ones are not lush and their trunks mostly are not thick and imposing. On the contrary – they are slender and twisted, have their own serenity coming from age. They respond more calmly than the other vineyards to various weather conditions, holding better the heat peaks and water stress and also resisting better the rain that insists on dropping before the harvest. Those vineyards have a singular character given by the site where they are planted and the varieties that make up the mixture. If we respect the grapes individuality in the winery the wines will be as the vineyards – discrete, not exuberant and with a depth and complexity coming from the long years of experience.
