According to Eric Asimov of The New York Times,Luis Seabra “making some of Portugal’s most compelling wines, both white and red.”
A single varietal wine made from the Castelao grape. One of the most elegant Castelao wines you will find, it avoids the jamminess that sometimes characterizes the grape. This is supple and sweetly fruited, with fresh juicy red cherries and blueberry flavours. This has some nice grippy tannins, structure and a lovely vibrancy and personality. One to try if you like Gamay maybe!
'The 2019 Mono C (monovarietal Castelão) was aged for 18 months in used French 500-liter barrels. It comes in at 13.5% alcohol. This is not a big jammy Mono C, but the grape still takes on darker overtones. Luis points to his Douro terroir. Overall, it seems perfectly balanced but rather powerful, with a gripping finish that occasionally has a little astringency. I loved the freshness here, even if the flavor profile lacks some of those tasty red fruits. It should improve with a couple of years of cellaring.'- Wine Advocate
92+/100 Mark Squires Wine Advocate
Luis works organically
