{"product_id":"popelouchum-blanc-grenache-blanc-gris-2023","title":"2023 | Popelouchum Estate Blanc (Grenache Blanc\/Gris) | San Benito County | USA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rare white from Randall Grahm's radical \"wines of place\" estate — barrel-fermented Grenache Blanc\/Gris in tiny quantity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopelouchum is the 415-acre San Juan Bautista estate where Randall Grahm — Bonny Doon founder, the original \"Rhône Ranger\" — is pursuing his most ambitious terroir experiment. This Estate Blanc, roughly 54% Grenache Blanc and 46% Grenache Gris, is barrel-fermented and dry-farmed, made in only around 200 cases: high-acid, mineral, and genuinely distinctive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tiny-production white from a California legend's passion project is a collector's curiosity. \u003cstrong\u003e~200 cases, dry-farmed, barrel-fermented → a true wine-of-place experiment → you're drinking Randall Grahm's terroir vision.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e~54% Grenache Blanc, 46% Grenache Gris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopelouchum Estate, San Juan Bautista — San Benito County, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRandall Grahm — Bonny Doon founder, \"Rhône Ranger\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarrel-fermented, dry-farmed, ~200 cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGolden-hued; white peach, citrus and subtle smoky oak over a saline, mineral palate with vivid acidity and white-tablecloth stature.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e a serious, textured, high-acid white — mineral and saline with real presence, nothing like everyday Grenache Blanc. A singular bottle from a singular mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rare, tiny-lot white from a California original's terroir estate. Exactly the bottle for someone who collects stories as much as wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XXI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48605827072254,"sku":"XXI-0950","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/5837\/files\/2023PopelouchumEstateBlanc.png?v=1785392022","url":"https:\/\/www.mrdwine.com\/products\/popelouchum-blanc-grenache-blanc-gris-2023","provider":"Mr.D Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}