Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 Domaine Michel Gros 2022 combining their fruity young spirit

combining their fruity young spirit with additional maturation in port wine casks to create a balance of rich and fresh flavors

This Junmai Ginjo is bottled immediately without charcoal filtering

same zero-dosage approach

all citrus zest and yellow apple

Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 Domaine Michel Gros 2022 combining their fruity young spiritMike Lucia's Rootdown project takes a serious, terroir first approach to California's underloved grapes, and the Sangiovese from Jane's Vineyard is a great example. Since 2016, Rootdown has bought fruit from Jane, a retired hobbyist who farms this organic, biodiversity focused two acre plot near Duncan Peak in Hopland on Talmage soils. With gentle extraction and aromatic focus, the wine leads with red fruit, cedar, and a bone dry, mid palate grip that