2023 Hugo Mendes Skin-Fermented Arinto, Portugal Bastian Benny The style is mineral and

The style is mineral and quietly powerful for Côte de Nuits white—pear and citrus lift

a bit of sulfur at bottling

Mainly fractures schist soils and typical grape varieties

all whole cluster

tons of energy

2023 Hugo Mendes Skin-Fermented Arinto, Portugal Bastian Benny The style is mineral and100% Arinto fermented and aged on the skins for about 6 months, but don't let the length of time on the skins fool you, this is a bright, lightly textured curtimenta that is using its phenolic richness to balance out Arinto's natural wealth of acidity, all while retaining the mineral purity of a fantastic white wine. I'm not sure how he strikes that balance. Like I said, wizard.