thirteen generations deep
A velvety front palate and flavours deep into the melon spectrum with a crispy zip to finish
which is to say it is a serious wine and not a party trick
Daniel Bouland works a tiny
and toffee on the mid-palate
Rootdown Mendocino County Sangiovese Janes Vineyard 2023 22BDX thirteen generations deepMike 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