Poema 2013, Estelle & Cyrille Bongiraud, Serbie

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Region: Serbia – Rogljevo, Smedovac and Rajac. The winemakers are French, who chose
this terroir in Serbia specifically for the limestone soils and climate.

Grapes: Riesling, Grasevina.

 

 


Vinification:
Natural wine (organic, indiginous yeasts), with long elevage on lees
(18 months) in large burgundian barrels. 

Tasting: Not as good as the 2013 we had. Much younger, obviously. A bit of sulfuric reduction: the wine needs to breath. Tell the guest to give it a mighty swirl.

The wine is mineral, to be sure. Lime, petrol, minty herbs, but less intense and elegant than the old vintage. Still good, big Riesling texture on the palate, bracing lime acidity, mineral finish. Super clean. Fattouch and Kibbe Nayye.