Hugo Mendes Lisboa Pitau Branco 2024 JURARARE Camarda's preferred approach

Camarda's preferred approach

crushed strawberries

it really shines with food

the firm spine that defines this commune

yet routinely performs at the level of a Third or Fourth Growth

Hugo Mendes Lisboa Pitau Branco 2024 JURARARE Camarda's preferred approachHugo 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