Aged a minimum of 10 years in heavily charred (#4 Alligator char) American oak
bottled unfined and unfiltered
it continues to develop in bottle
All the wine is from a single vintage
which is to say it is a serious wine and not a party trick
Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 22BDX Aged a minimum of 10Mike 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