Rufete
Rufete
Luís Seabra 2020 Xisto Cru Tinto
Portuguese Red
$96.99
Dark ruby, with ripe cherry, raspberry and wild strawberry framed by violet, green herbs and a thread of smoke. Lively acidity cuts through the red-fruited core, giving the palate energy and precision. Forest floor and black pepper add savoury detail, while flinty, wet-stone minerality carries the finely structured finish.
Quinta da Falorca 2017 Traditional Blend Tinto
Portuguese Red
$48.99
Deep ruby with violet reflections, the wine offers ripe red fruit, mild spice and a light touch of wood. The palate is full-bodied, with lively but integrated tannins, balanced acidity and a long finish. The blend combines Touriga Nacional, Rufete, Jaen, Alfrocheiro and Tinta Roriz. Half matures for six months in used barrels, followed by nine months in bottle.
Luis Seabra 2019 Xisto Ilimitado Tinto
Portuguese Red
$54.99
Balsamic notes, fresh red fruit, local scrub and spice accompany flint and broken-stone mineral character. The palate is dense and fresh, with fine tannins, acidity, red cherry and pomegranate. Two vineyards were harvested separately, and sixty percent of the fruit was vinified as whole bunches in old wooden Port vats. Maceration lasted twenty-nine days, followed by eighteen months of ageing.
MicroBio Wines 2019 Ruf y Ann Rufete
Spanish Red
$63.99
Wild raspberry, olive, earth, cumin and floral notes appear in a delicate profile. Acidity is pronounced, while the tannins are sweet and delicate. The finish is long and floral. Rufete comes from a vineyard planted in nineteen fifty-one at Miranda del Castañar, with decomposed granite and a slate outcrop. The wine carries 13.3 percent alcohol and the vineyard is farmed biodynamically.
Luís Seabra 2020 Indie Xisto Tinto
Portuguese Red
$77.99
Savoury red and blue fruit leads, with forest floor, wet stone and green herbs giving the nose a cool, earthy frame. Layered on the palate, it combines ripe berry depth with white and black pepper, fresh acidity and fine tannic grip. The finish is persistent, slate-led and quietly smoky, with the fruit remaining clear and composed.