Rootdown Amador County Rose of Trousseau Saint Amant Vineyard 2025 040926OFFER the Bolgheri estate behind Sassicaia

the Bolgheri estate behind Sassicaia that more or less invented the Super Tuscan

with a clarity of vision and a sense of purpose none can deny

aged in roughly a third new oak

with dark berries

Rootdown Amador County Rose of Trousseau Saint Amant Vineyard 2025 040926OFFER the Bolgheri estate behind SassicaiaMike Lucia started Rootdown in 2014 with a focus on the obscure grapes of California Trousseau, Sangiovese, and other oddballs farmed organically in single sites. The St. Amant Vineyard in Amador County is one of the first sites Lucia worked with, and the Trousseau here (originally introduced to California as the Portuguese Bastardo in 1981) is planted on Honcut soils on gently sloping alluvial fans. Pressed gently and treated like a serious wine,