Douro Tinto "Indie Xisto" 2022 - Luís Seabra

Indie Xisto is a red from Luís Seabra, one of the leaders of Portugal's new wave of independent winemakers, who founded his own small winery in 2013 to make fresh, elegant, terroir-driven wines in the Douro.

It is a blend of traditional Douro black varieties from a single vineyard over 70 years old in Cima Corgo. Fermented with indigenous yeasts, 100% whole clusters, foot-trodden in concrete tanks and aged 18 months in 500 l French oak barrels and 2,500 l casks.

Expect ripe black plum, cherry, raspberry, floral notes and white pepper, anise and cardamom, with powdery tannins and a long finish.