Broc cellars

52% Barbera, 24% Sauvignon Blanc, 24% Primitivo. The Barbera, Sauvignon Blanc and Primitivo fermented together whole cluster, layered alternating each variety until we reached the top of the tank and sealed it. True carbonic fermentation occurred. We pressed the wine to age in a 41 hL concrete tank, one of our sandstone terra cotta jars and 2 neutral French oak barrels. This wine walks the line of being a dark rosé and fresh light red. We recommend chilling it down for warm weather enjoyment.

The Barbera and Primitivo are from Fox Hill Vineyard, located between Hopland and Ukiah in Mendocino. The soil is mostly sandstone with rocks and pebbles found everywhere including quartz. The vineyard is farmed organically. Mi Hija Vineyard is a neighbouring site located in the Redwood Valley of Mendocino. The Sauvignon Blanc from Mi Hija elevates the wine by adding a pretty floral note. The vineyard is farmed biodynamically.

 58% Dolcetto, 26% Montepulciano, 16% Sangiovese. The Amore Rosso is historically a 100% Sangiovese blend, but for 2020 we wanted to experiment with blending multiple Italian varieties grown at Fox Hill. Our idea was to make a table wine capturing the feel of an old-school classic field blend. This wine has darker fruit with more structure while still being bright and fresh.

Carignan, Valdiguié, and Syrah are sourced from North Coast vineyards in Mendocino County, and Solano County’s Green Valley area.  The vines are all 70+ years old and the vineyards are dry farmed, practicing certified and uncertified organic farming.

The Love Red grapes are harvested early to highlight the fruit and preserve the acidity. The Carignan is a combination of whole cluster and destemmed fruit from four 70 year-old dry-farmed vineyards. The Valdiguié and Syrah were fully whole-cluster fermented. The wine was aged in a combination of neutral French oak barrels and concrete tanks, with no SO2 added at bottling.

100% Tocai Friulano.

Fox Hill Vineyard in Mendocino County.

The wine was fermented  on the skins in two sandstone jars and direct pressed into one concrete egg and another sandstone jar to create this 2020 vintage. The juice on the skins in sandstone jars fermented and aged until January when it was basket pressed. The juice went back into the sandstone jars to age for a few more months. All wine was fermented using only native yeasts, no sulfur was added during fermentation or at bottling, and the wine is left unfiltered showing its natural texture. It was aged for a total of 9 months.

Very very special wine, mandarin, pineapple guava and sea salt in your glass.

Fox Hill Vineyard holds a special place for everyome at Broc. They first ventured into Italian varieties when they began making Nero D’Avola, for the “Badger”, all from this site. Then came Amore Bianco and Amore Rosso.  The vineyard  is located between Hopland and Ukiah. The soil is mostly sandstone, rocks and pebbles are found everywhere including quartz.

Got Grapes is a crushable, chillable delicious drop of natural California sunshine. Started in 2017 that came to be because of a blended wine made accidentally during a hectic harvest. To their delight, it turned out to be something special. Since then, the Got Grapes label has gone on to release many different vintages of blended wines and single variety carbonic Valdiguié – each one has stood out from the rest in the cellar. Got Grapes bottlings are meant to be fresher and lighter wines that you can chill and enjoy year-round. This year’s Got Grapes comes from a mix of red barrels from the cellar ranging from 2018 through 2020. It is a multi-grape, multi-vintage, light, and chillable red – a Broc California table wine sourced from every vineyard and every grape they work with. Carignan, Mission, Valdiguié, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Pfeffer, Zinfandel. 12%.