2021 Luis Seabra Xisto Ilimitado Tinto

2021 Luis Seabra Xisto Ilimitado TintoIf Portugal were France, Luis Seabra's name would be known by every wine nerd, his wines would be doled out in micro allocations, and people would be offering me Warriors tickets for the rights to buy a few bottles. But Portugal remains the Last Great Unknown in European wine, and his visionary approach to the Douro remains affordable for us plebes. His Xisto is composed of the usual kitchen sink of Portuguese red varieties and has the peppery, dark

A *liter*-sized bottle of biodynamically farmed Verdejo from the three Parra brothers (Francisco

the only horror here is how fast the bottle has a way of disappearing

and bottles like this are exactly why people clamor for his allocations each year

or know that it’s famed as Sicily’s most ethereal red grape -- you just need to be a sentient human

Commune - a project from our friend Tyler Stacey - makes theirs from 40 year-old vines in West Sacramento county

With an assemblage that roams from Sonoma Zounty Zin -> Sonoma Coast Syrah -> Mtn

with little to no sulfur additions) from around the world

Great with seafood

extended growing season in 2018

Beguiling Bourgueiling

playful but commanding respect

grapefruit