WINEMAKER’S NOTES: Pressed whole cluster into our 600L concrete egg and allowed to ferment with spontaneous yeast. The concrete egg shape creates a small convection current that gently stirs the lees during fermentation, creating texture to accompany the natural high acidity that Picpoul typically has. We left the wine to age on the lees in egg for 11 months. The 2016 Picpoul has its typical lemony acidity. This wine is one of our smallest production wines, and is featured in our Broc Wine Club each year.
VITICULTURAL AREA: Our Picpoul grapes come from the limestone-rich, nutrient poor windswept Luna Matta Vineyard in the western hills of Paso Robles. It is a uniquely suited place just hospitable enough for most of the vines to survive and produce a few handfuls of grapes each year. Luna Matta Vineyard is certified organic with calcareous shale and sandstone soils. The vines are 18 years old.
VARIETAL: 100% Picpoul
VINEYARD: Luna Matta
LOCATION: Paso Robles, CA
ALCOHOL: 13%
