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Wabi-sabi white - 2018

Populis

3.80 / 5.0

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

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

3.80 / 5.0750 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.