Xisto Ilimitado Douro Red Blend

This wine deserves a lot more credit than I’ve afforded it in the past. Seabra is doing great things, and this is a wholly original Douro offering. Burgundian?

Medium bodied with tart, tangy red fruits and high acidity. Chalky and mineral. Sweetheart candy. Underripe. Structured, so maybe this just needs time? Don’t really know what to do with this right now.

Fresh white fruit and tight acidity. Appetizing.

Lovely! Cherry, blueberry, pomegranate, violets, touch of pepper, herbs. Bright, balanced, tannins are mostly integrated.

Interesting as a lighter style red blend from the Douro. Has a fine tannin grittiness, & small black berry approach that is very seductive to this palate. Most analogous to a Moulin A Vent. About 750 cases produced & usually found in restaurants, so quite blessed to drink w friends at Sunset.

Deep purple; medium intensity aromas of restrained black fruit, savory tomato leaf, smoke; medium acid, medium plus tannins, medium alcohol, medium plus body, medium intensity flavors consistent with aromas; good

Quite the blend I feel like if an açaí bowl, with all the fun garnishes, including flowers, was made wine, it would be this.

Liked a lot.

Normally relish the Seabra wines but this was too young and not my favorite. Dark fruit, sun dried tomato, and savory herbs but not much flesh. Better the second day and will check in again in a year or two

Enjoyed while in Portugal.