Luis Seabra Granito Cru Alvarinho 2023 SPDESSERT earthy and fruity rye

earthy and fruity rye

' Produced by mezcalero Carlos Mendez Blas

The mezcal pearls are medium-sized that are formed when and portray a crystalline color

Decaying granite soils

Luis Seabra Granito Cru Alvarinho 2023 SPDESSERT earthy and fruity rye"Cru" means raw in Portugueseand this wine delivers exactly that: an unadulterated expression of Vinho Verde's granitic terroir. From vines planted in 1989 on the granite soils of Paderne, Melgao, at 50 150 meters elevation, the Alvarinho was native fermented and aged 12 months on lees in large oak vats with no added sulfur. Strikingly mineral, with the stark singularity of soil driven wine that transcends typical Vinho Verde lightness into something