Les Horees Beaune 1er Cru les Cent Vignes 2024 MH Hugo Mendes is one of

Hugo Mendes is one of the most interesting young voices in Portuguese wine

concrete and neutral barrels to keep the fruit pure and the terroir front and center

38% Chardonnay and 11% Meunier

with tons of acidity down the mid-palate and a lovely note of salinity on the finish

named for a vine disease (eutypa lata) that withers half the vine and concentrates the fruit on what survives

Les Horees Beaune 1er Cru les Cent Vignes 2024 MH Hugo Mendes is one ofA German born chef who fell for wine, trained at Romanee Conti, de Vogue and Marquis d'Angerville, then set up her own micro domaine in Beaune with her husband Guilhem: that's Catharina Sadde, and Les Horees has become one of the most talked about young addresses in Burgundy. This is her premier cru Beaune, from vines planted in 1968 at the base of the slope near the Genet spring, where thin, limestone flecked soils give Pinot Noir real cut and lift.