Notes from Populis: "The Reversée is made with a technique we call the 'reverse saignée.' 1/2 of the grapes in this wine are pressed to rosé juice and added back to a tank of destemmed fruit. This decreases the concentration and makes a lighter, snappier wine. A light red blend that is super juicy and fruity on the palette, with just a touch of tannins, this wine pairs perfectly with lighter meats and richer fish. "

Origin: Mendocino, CA
ABV: 12.5%
USNW Classification: Natural
Varietal & Type: 65% Zinfandel, 30% Carignan, 5% Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2022

About the Winemaker

Shaunt Oungoulian and Diego Roig produce two wines, Populis and Les Lunes Wine. With Populis, they purchase grapes from historic viney buards and multi-generational growers from Mendocino County. These wines are fresh, lively, fruit forward, and made in a playful style. In addition to making wine, they farm and manage over 8 ha of vineyards in Sonoma and Napa and are committed 100% to organic farming and restoring and preserving older and historic vineyards in those counties. Their Les Lunes Wines are made from these vineyards and the top sites from their growers in Mendocino County. The Les Lunes Wines show the more classic, refined, elegant, and ageable side of natural wine.

Their facility is literally the basement of Shaunt’s parents’ house in Orinda, just east of Berkeley. This allows them to produce wine without the interference of other wineries’ yeasts or influences as well as allowing them to age their wine for multiple vintages before release if needed.

They are absolutely 100% committed to farming and producing wines organically. They make no additions to the wines save for a small dose of sulfur before bottling if needed, as determined on a barrel by barrel basis