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The bouquet leads with walnutty oak and a whiff of acetone, with dark fruit lurking beneath. Full-bodied and very firm, loaded with tannin that gives a solid grip through the finish and aftertaste — a trace of volatile acidity doesn't trouble the wine, and there's a fair amount of oak influence at play. Powerful and long, with big structure and plenty of muscle, this is a wine of serious intent, clearly built for the cellar. 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Born in Angola to a family of coffee farmers, Seabra returned to Portugal in the 1970s and trained in viticulture and enology (studies at UTAD and a Master’s in winemaking), later working as an enology instructor and soil researcher before moving into professional winemaking in the Douro region.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAfter a decade as winemaker at Niepoort, where he was responsible for some of the best known and highly rated wines to come out of the famed Douro and Porto producer, Luis Seabra decided that he no longer wanted to make wines to someone else’s tastes and specifications. Thus, he began his eponymous winery, and set about shattering preconceptions of what Douro wines represent.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Indie Xisto is one of a series of wines that Luis makes that exemplify and express the intensely terroir-driven style in which he operates. He is a particularly gifted winemaker, one who sees wine as a medium through which a piece of land can speak. 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The Beiorte project was born during the pandemic, when João and Bea returned to his family's ancestral village and restored his great-grandfather's old cellar — built on a genuine passion for preserving old vineyards, traditional methods, and the true character of the Dão before it's lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is a characterful, distinctly Portuguese white — herbaceous and gently savoury, kept in check by bright mineral acidity, and genuinely versatile at the table. It's a field blend including Fernão Pires, Bical, Malvasia Fina and Encruzado, from vineyards on granite soils in the cool, high-altitude Alva sub-region near the Serra do Açor mountains — conditions that give the wine its vibrant acidity, mineral edge and elegant structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMade naturally with no added sulphite, the fruit is hand-harvested in mid-September, given a 2-day skin maceration, then fermented in stainless steel on wild yeast with no temperature control. 13% alc, 750ml.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe name \"Beiorte\" comes from an old local dialect once spoken in the village, simply meaning \"wine,\" and every cork carries the phrase \"Beiorte Gido\" — \"good wine\" — a small nod to the region's culture and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFresh, textured and food-friendly, Sr. Roubado Branco 2023 shows bright citrus and orchard fruit layered with floral notes, subtle savoury depth, and a crisp mineral finish. 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Thus, he began his eponymous winery, and set about shattering preconceptions of what Douro wines represent. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Xisto Cru Tinto is part of Seabra's most terroir-driven series of wines. \"Cru\" means \"raw\" in Portuguese, and here the transmission of terroir is unadulterated and singular — every variable removed except the land itself, worked exclusively with spontaneous fermentation, native yeasts, and large-format, tight-grained oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eXisto Cru Tinto comes from just two small, centenarian vineyards, planted between 1910 and 1933, sitting on opposite sides of the Douro River near Pinhão, in Cima Corgo. Farmed directly by Luís and his team, these are among the latest vineyards harvested anywhere in the region. Cima Corgo experiences some of the greatest day-to-night temperature swings in Portugal, giving the fruit extended hangtime on the vine. The vines grow exclusively in mica schist soil, at elevations between roughly 400 and 700 metres, and the wine is a field blend: 20% Rufete, 20% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta Carvalha, 10% Alicante Bouschet, 10% Tinta Roriz, 15% Donzelinho Tinto and 15% Malvasia Preta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe grapes ferment spontaneously with native yeast in closed wooden vats, macerating for up to two months to let the naturally intense tannins soften and integrate. The wine is aged 18–24 months in used French oak, racked only once — in spring, after malolactic fermentation — to remove the lees, then bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDark ruby in colour, with a mineral-driven nose of red berries, forest floor, green herbs and smoke. The palate has lively acidity cutting through a core of fraise de bois, ripe strawberry and sour cherry, finishing with excellent precision on wet stone and dusty mineral. Decant for an hour before serving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRating history:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023: 95 (Wine Advocate); 2022: 95 (James Suckling), 94 (Wine Advocate); 2021: 96 (James Suckling), 95 (Wine Advocate), 90 (Wine Enthusiast), 92 (Wine \u0026amp; Spirits); 2019: 96+ (Wine Advocate); 2016: 93 (Wine Advocate); 2015: 95 (Wine Advocate), 93 (Vinhos de Portugal \/ VFTC)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairing suggestions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grilled and roasted meats, mushrooms, smoked and cured meats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Artisan Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45015856185413,"sku":"LS22XCT","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/8644\/4357\/files\/8476b77a-xisto_cru_tinto_web.jpg?v=1777951266"},{"product_id":"luis-seabra-xisto-cru-tinto-magnum-2022","title":"Luis Seabra Xisto Cru Tinto 2022 'Magnum' 1500ml","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003eAfter a decade as winemaker at Niepoort, where he was responsible for some of the best known and highest rated wines to come out of the famed Douro and Porto producer, Luis Seabra decided that he no longer wanted to make wines to someone else’s tastes and specifications. Thus, he began his eponymous winery, and set about shattering preconceptions of what Douro wines represent. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Xisto Cru Tinto is part of Seabra's most terroir-driven series of wines. \"Cru\" means \"raw\" in Portuguese, and here the transmission of terroir is unadulterated and singular — every variable removed except the land itself, worked exclusively with spontaneous fermentation, native yeasts, and large-format, tight-grained oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eXisto Cru Tinto comes from just two small, centenarian vineyards, planted between 1910 and 1933, sitting on opposite sides of the Douro River near Pinhão, in Cima Corgo. Farmed directly by Luís and his team, these are among the latest vineyards harvested anywhere in the region. Cima Corgo experiences some of the greatest day-to-night temperature swings in Portugal, giving the fruit extended hangtime on the vine. The vines grow exclusively in mica schist soil, at elevations between roughly 400 and 700 metres, and the wine is a field blend: 20% Rufete, 20% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta Carvalha, 10% Alicante Bouschet, 10% Tinta Roriz, 15% Donzelinho Tinto and 15% Malvasia Preta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe grapes ferment spontaneously with native yeast in closed wooden vats, macerating for up to two months to let the naturally intense tannins soften and integrate. The wine is aged 18–24 months in used French oak, racked only once — in spring, after malolactic fermentation — to remove the lees, then bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDark ruby in colour, with a mineral-driven nose of red berries, forest floor, green herbs and smoke. The palate has lively acidity cutting through a core of fraise de bois, ripe strawberry and sour cherry, finishing with excellent precision on wet stone and dusty mineral. Decant for an hour before serving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRating history:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023: 95 (Wine Advocate); 2022: 95 (James Suckling), 94 (Wine Advocate); 2021: 96 (James Suckling), 95 (Wine Advocate), 90 (Wine Enthusiast), 92 (Wine \u0026amp; Spirits); 2019: 96+ (Wine Advocate); 2016: 93 (Wine Advocate); 2015: 95 (Wine Advocate), 93 (Vinhos de Portugal \/ VFTC)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairing suggestions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grilled and roasted meats, mushrooms, smoked and cured meats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Artisan Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45015857004613,"sku":"LS22XCTMAG","price":200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/8644\/4357\/files\/8476b77a-xisto_cru_tinto_web.jpg?v=1777951266"},{"product_id":"beiorte-sr-roubado-branco-2023-copy","title":"Beiorte Sr. Roubado Tinto 2022","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW165029328 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA beautifully poised, characterful red from Portugal's historic Dão region, made by João Costa and his wife Bea in the small mountain village of Santa Ovaia. The Beiorte project was born during the pandemic, when João and Bea returned to his family's ancestral village and restored his great-grandfather's old cellar — a labour of love built around preserving old vineyards, traditional methods, and the authentic character of the Dão before it's lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e'Sr. Roubado' comes from old vineyards on granite soils in the cool-climate Alva sub-region, near the Serra do Açor mountains — a genuine field blend of Tinta Pinheira, Baga, Trincadeira, Alfrocheiro, Jaen, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional and Castelão, all grown and picked together in the true old Portuguese tradition. As the thinking goes, grapes of different shapes naturally belong together in the vineyard, and respecting that is simply staying true to the wine's nature. It's a style that gives this red remarkable finesse alongside earthy, tart red fruit — one of the things that makes Portuguese winemaking so distinctive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFarmed biodynamically with minimal sulphite use, the fruit macerates for 10 days before gentle pressing, then ages 15 months in old oak barrels followed by 6 months in stainless steel. Bottled in June 2024. The high-altitude, cool conditions of Alva give the wine real lift and precision — fine-grained tannin and an elegant structure rather than sheer weight, which is the hallmark of the best Dão reds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe name \"Beiorte\" comes from an old local dialect once spoken in the village, simply meaning \"wine,\" and every cork carries the phrase \"Beiorte Gido\" — \"good wine\" — a small tribute to the region's culture and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDetailed and fragrant, Sr. Roubado 2022 shows red cherry and dark berry fruit layered with violet, earthy spice, and a long, savoury, mineral finish. 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Trás-os-Montes is one of Portugal's most overlooked wine regions — cold winters, high altitude, granite and schist soils, and a huge diversity of old, often-forgotten grape varieties (Tinta Gorda, Bastardo, Rufete, Verdelho and more). Arribas farms old, neglected vineyards traditionally and sustainably, with minimal-intervention winemaking, working to show the world what this remote, previously underestimated corner of Portugal can really do. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSaroto Tinto is, for Frederico Machado and Ricardo Alves, an authentic \"village wine\" of Bemposta, in Mogadouro — a blend drawn from various small plots scattered throughout the village. It's an old-vine field blend built around roughly 70% red and 30% white indigenous varieties, including Tinta Gorda, Bastardo and Rufete, grown at altitudes of 550–700 metres on granite and schist soils that come through clearly in the finished wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 2023 grapes were hand-harvested in the second week of September, in 20kg boxes, then foot-trodden whole-cluster (no destemming) in a traditional stone lagar. Fermentation happened spontaneously and without temperature control over 4 days, before pressing and transfer to used French oak, where both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation finished naturally. The wine then spent around 10 months ageing in barrel, followed by a further 5 months in stainless steel before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe result is a wine of high acidity and medium body, with a distinct mineral character reflecting its rocky, high-altitude terroir. 12% alc. 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