Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider Essential for the Rusty Nail

Essential for the Rusty Nail

and winter spice

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and aromatic — Pinot with the lift of mountain air

Grand-Puy Ducasse is a Fifth Growth Pauillac with a quirk: unlike almost every other classified estate

Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider Essential for the Rusty NailMike 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