Xisto Cru White 2018

The grapes are from the Region of Meda in the Upper Douro, coming from 3 vineyards with more than 80 years, are planted between 650 and 700m altitude with exposures to the Southeast and Northwest. The winemaking process was very simple and involved fermentation and aging in used French oak barrels, the intention is to capture the energy of the Rabigato grape variety present in these vines and in this region.
Wine with citric aromas of the bark of the fruit and its flower, slight notes of tropical fruits, mineral with notes of wet stone and gunpowder, reserved but with great aromatic complexity. In the mouth is very fresh and lively, vertical with well-marked acidity, shows intensity and concentration proper of old, citric vineyards also in the test ends with slight note of smoke. It has great potential for aging and will benefit from a few years in the bottle.