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Wabi-sabi white - 2018

Populis

3.8 / 5.0

Region: USA » California » Mendocino County
Type: white still, dry
Producer: Populis
Vintage: 2018
Grapes: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Colombard
Alcohol: 12.5
Sugar: unknown
Price: 1050 UAH
Cellar: not available

70 years old vines growing on clay soils. Direct press, separate spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts. Aged for 7 months in neutral oak sur lie.

Ratings

October 14, 2022

3.8 / 5.0·750 ml·@Garage

It's wabi-sabi, your nervous friend. Yeasty notes combined with apples, lemongrass and gunpowder (used moments ago on a seashore). Tastes like juice, the sensation is long, and there is volume, but overall it feels empty.