Region: Mendocino
Grape: Zinfandel, Carignane, Chenin Blanc, Grenache, French Colombard, Pinot Gris
Soil: sandstone, shale, quartz
Average Age of Vines: 20-70 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: partially destemmed, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak and polyethylene with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in neutral oak and polyethylene
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 18 mg/L

Populis

Shaunt Oungoulian and Diego Roig work to find amazing vineyards all over Northern California where the farming is top notch. Herbicides? NO! Synthetic pesticides? No! Organic farming? Always! Old vines? Duh! Complex, out-of-this-world terroir? FOR SURE! And once they hunt down these special vineyards they do all they can to not screw it up - and by that, we mean no additions, no intervention, no tomfoolery - just straight up fermented juice.