Castelao 2024, Hugo Mendes N&L Other clove and dried rosemary

clove and dried rosemary

focused Chenin Blanc fermented and aged in a mixture of concrete tanks and old foudres

sharing cellar space with Crystallum’s Peter-Allan Finlayson and Thorne & Daughters’ John Thorne-Seccombe - both of whom feature in the shop

Yves Cuilleron took over the reins as the 4th generation vigneron in 1987

where it ages for 18 months with only a touch of sulphur at bottling

Castelao 2024, Hugo Mendes N&L Other clove and dried rosemaryHugo Mendes is making some of Portugal's most exciting wines in the Lisboa region, working in a low intervention, hands off style with local grape varieties to make beautifully pure, lithe wines that are a pleasure to drink. This is made with local variety Castelao and it's light bodied and ethereal with bags of freshness and drinkability.