Hugo Mendes Lisboa Pitau Branco 2024 JURARARE non-peated and matured and aged

non-peated and matured and aged in American oak bourbon casks

it really shines with food

Camarda's preferred approach

A clever creation from Damien Colin: a blend drawn from five different Saint-Aubin 1er Cru climats - En Creots

and a soft

Hugo Mendes Lisboa Pitau Branco 2024 JURARARE non-peated and matured and agedHugo Mendes is one of the most interesting young voices in Portuguese wine. He worked his way up from cellar hand to head winemaker at Quinta da Murta in Bucelas before going independent in 2019. His debut vintage in 2016 was famously funded through a pioneering crowdfunding campaign while he was still at Quinta da Murta. He focuses on Lisboa's overlooked white grapes: Arinto, Fernao Pires, Vital, with a touch of Alvarinho. Pitau Branco is his entry