Hugo Mendes Lisboa Pitau Branco 2024 Reasonable Cellar The 2022 is already approachable

The 2022 is already approachable but has the structure to reward a few years in the cellar

reserve wines from the Maison’s extensive library made up 38% of the final blend of this Édition of Krug Rosé

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tobacco and lemon zest

there are pastry-like notes of honey

Hugo Mendes Lisboa Pitau Branco 2024 Reasonable Cellar The 2022 is already approachableHugo 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