Luis Seabra Granito Cru Alvarinho 2023 BFCM23FLASH The warm Bolzano amphitheater does

The warm Bolzano amphitheater does the heavy lifting — warm days

on a north-facing slope in the upper valley

and limestone minerality shows this Grand Cru Classé drinking beautifully now

yellow peaches

Luis Seabra Granito Cru Alvarinho 2023 BFCM23FLASH The warm Bolzano amphitheater does"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