allowing the wine’s natural mineral backbone and focused acidity to define its architectural length
and Garblèt Sue in Castiglione
with the underlying acidity successfully preserved by the limestone bedrock to provide necessary lift and balance
persistent tannins and remarkable tension across the mid-palate
Thibaud Clerget manages his holdings at Domaine Y
2022 Luis Seabra, Douro, Mono C ["saturday-tasting-2026-05-16"] allowing the wine’s natural mineralCastelao is a dark skinned variety that can show a number of faces. It can be dark and brooding if harvested from sandy soils, or if harvested from limestone or slate soils, it can suddenly become less brooding, tannic, and wild, and more immediately elegant and giving. From 30 50 year old vines on yellow slate whose deeper, richer soils help lend a roundness to the wine. Fermented 100% whole cluster. Balanced, pure accessible fruit Gamay lovers