Rootdown Trousseau Cole Ranch 2023 CS20230516 Clase Azul Anejo is for

Clase Azul Anejo is for in-store pickup only

A remarkable 24-year-old Chardonnay from the prized Perrières vineyard that has entered a fascinating tertiary phase

The integration of oak allows the wine's bright stone-fruit character to shine—a benchmark expression of village-level Burgundy

This is glou-glou with structure and depth

white peach and a saline snap on the finish

Rootdown Trousseau Cole Ranch 2023 CS20230516 Clase Azul Anejo is forTrousseau is a Jura red pale, perfumed, far more about earth and spice than fruit and Mike Lucia grafted it at Cole Ranch in 2020, inside America's smallest AVA. This is one of the first releases off those vines. Everything was destemmed and fermented in an egg shaped tank, a deliberate choice to keep the variety's identity intact rather than bury it under stems and extraction. Lucia picks for earth and texture rather than power, so the alcohol stays