Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider Grand-Puy Ducasse is a Fifth

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

Spontaneous fermentation on fine lees builds this wine's elegant palate—ripe fruit and white flowers balanced against the limestone and mineral push that defines Sancerre at its most serious

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

and aromatic — Pinot with the lift of mountain air

Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider Grand-Puy Ducasse is a FifthMike 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