The good stuff comes off granite
Schist laden soils and ancient vines combine to produce one of the best table wines around
From the importer: Made from Ports carefully chosen by our winemaker for their concentrated rich fruit style
A harmonious blend of umami
The resulting tincture is sweetened with organic cane sugar
Rootdown Savagnin Cole Ranch 2023 champagne-club The good stuff comes offSavagnin is the grape behind the Jura's famous whites, and there is almost none of it planted in California. Mike Lucia put some in the ground at Cole Ranch, America's smallest AVA, a single bowl of vines tucked in the hills between Ukiah and Anderson Valley where he is a partner in the vineyard. He farms two clones, vert and jaune, at around 1,500 feet, and the elevation shows: this is lean, crunchy and salty rather than fat, with melon, lemongrass