Xisto Ilimitado Branco

Luis Seabra

Luis Seabra
Xisto Ilimitado Branco

Ilimitado is akin to Seabra's village wine. This Branco comes from mica, schist, and feldspar soils (what winemaker Luis Seabra deems the best for whites), this is a field blend of rabigato, códega, gouveio, vioshino and more, with vines 30-60 years old, and at 400-500m in altitude. After crushing and destemming, the grapes are pressed together, native fermented, and aged in used French oak barrels for 7 months on lees, with no MLF or bâtonnage. Fragrant pear, quince blossoms, grapefruit streak across a stony, electric palate, with a slick of lees over river stones that linger on the saline finish. Very refined, with beauty energy and verve.

"The next vintage of Xisto Limitado White takes up at precisely the moment where 2021 left off, like watching your favourite Netflix show that flips from episode to episode without pause. A reminder that the White is normally a blend of six different varieties, including rabigato, côdega do larinho, gouveio and viosinho grown in various sub-sets of the Douro Valley. While the ’21 showed a bit more flesh and creamier consistency it is this ’22 that returns to sharp, über salty and direct to the point white intensity. This is a wine of unnamed greatness, bloody invigorating and sharp as a tack. You simply can’t turn away or pass on a glass. It’s hypnotic stuff for a song. Drink 2023-2026. Tasted September 2023.” 92 points, Michael Godel, WineAlign

Read about Luis Seabra

Vintage: 2022
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $29
Style: Still

Region: Douro Valley
Country: Portugal

Grape: Blend
Colour: White
Vegan: No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: Yes
Low Intervention: Yes