Curtimenta 2023, Hugo Mendes Whiskey

Curtimenta 2023, Hugo Mendes WhiskeyHugo Mendes is a relatively new, dynamic wine project in the Lisboa region that started in 2019, focusing on local grape varieties and low intervention winemaking. This is a stunning, totally distinctive skin contact Arinto, bone dry and chalky with nectarine, tea leaf and salted almond notes. Incredibly food friendly and ridiculous complexity for the price.

A keen rock climber and agricultural college graduate

like you see with Sherry

but more of an epic wine with endless layers of flavour and texture

Really impressive alcohol free Sparkling White made with unfermented wine as opposed to dealcoholised wine

This is a frothy

direct and uber refreshing

Naturally made

ripe tannin

laden with strawberry and cherry fruit and very food versatile

this legendary Barbaresco producer produces 9 'cru' wines from different sites across the area

perfumed and with zingy tropical fruits

a lick of sweet spice and fresh acidity