Rootdown Amador County Rose of Trousseau Saint Amant Vineyard 2025 event-sold-out Mondeuse is Savoie's signature red

Mondeuse is Savoie's signature red grape

The wine is raised largely in 350-liter barrels and left unracked on its lees through a long élevage

A rich texture on the palate with toasted white peppercorn

showing a variety of dried fruits

mouthwatering

Rootdown Amador County Rose of Trousseau Saint Amant Vineyard 2025 event-sold-out Mondeuse is Savoie's signature redMike 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,