Hugo Mendes Lisboa Pitau Branco 2024 ReasonableCellar2025 and that seriousness trickles all

and that seriousness trickles all the way down to this bottle

food-friendly Oregon Chardonnay from a producer better known for Pinot but quietly doing some of the most interesting white work in the Dundee Hills

as well as fruit sourced from partner growers (who are

and dried fruit

Aged entirely in stainless steel for 4-5 months with minimal sulfur

Hugo Mendes Lisboa Pitau Branco 2024 ReasonableCellar2025 and that seriousness trickles allHugo 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