Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 Domaine Michel Gros 2022 gentle extraction

gentle extraction

rich peat smoke

same zero-dosage approach

terroir-honest

with all the salinity and tension of the terroir cradled inside a more generous

Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 Domaine Michel Gros 2022 gentle extractionMike 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