Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider if not a couple years

if not a couple years in the cellar

Essential for the Rusty Nail

Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in a combination of stainless steel and oak

elegant finish of ripe citrus and light brioche

half in foudre for softness — a smart split that gives it more flesh than most

Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider if not a couple yearsMike 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