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Tasting Notes: Bright and aromatic profile with notes of lemongrass and zesty yuzu

A unique expression of Chardonnay that has the vivacity only California can provide to Chardonnay with the crisp balance of fruit and acidity akin to a Chablis-style wine. This Chardonnay has a long history with us, starting with our first vintage in 2010. The Michael Mara Vineyard sits along the Sonoma Mountain range in the Sonoma Coast AVA. It’s a unique site for growing Chardonnay in California with the fruit absorbing lots of the marine air along with minerality from the rocky soil. We brought in the grapes whole cluster and directly pressed. The juice fermented naturally in two stockinger Austrian oak puncheons. Aged on the lees for 10 months. The result is an approachable wine for chardonnay lovers, novices and dare we say – even skeptics. Age up to 20 years.

VARIETIES: 100% Chardonnay

VINEYARD: Michael Mara Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12% 

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Tasting Notes: Dark fruits, cherry and cocoa

THE STORY: Old World influence meets California terroir. This wine is bursting with food-friendly acidity and fruit that’s ready for dinner tonight, with a playful intensity and tannin structure that can handle light aging. Typically, we tuck the Sangiovese into our Amore Rosso, but this year we let it shine on its own. This is a mix of Sangiovese Piccolo (smaller berries) and Grosso (much larger berries) that grow at Fox Hill Vineyard. They thrive in the hilly, rocky soil and climate that mirrors its Tuscan homeland. We harvested the Sangiovese early to preserve its acidity. We fermented it in stainless steel tank, pressed and then aged in neutral French oak barrique for nine months. Unfined and unfiltered.

VARIETIES: 100% Sangiovese

VINEYARD:  Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 13%

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Tasting Notes: Blueberry and Dark currant

THE STORY: California Cabernet Sauvignon is delightfully varied. Our version steers away from the big, bold and brash representations and instead coaxes out the grape’s more fruit-forward side. We harvest from Massa Vineyard, a unique site that sits at 1,500 feet in elevation with vines nestled among loamy soil. This Carmel Valley Cabernet has lustrously blue fruits and a silky whisper of tannin. The whole cluster grapes saw regular pumpovers during fermentation in stainless steel tank. It was then pressed into neutral French oak barrique and aged for 10 months. 

VARIETIES: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINEYARD: Massa Vineyard (Carmel Valley) | Farming: Certified organic

ALCOHOL: 12.5%

Tasting Notes: Dark current, Cocoa powder, Mendocino Bay Leaf

This vintage already shows signs of sophistication with deep dark fruits, hints of cocoa and fine tannins. This grape - and wine - is foundational to Broc’s history. We’ve made it since 2013, when it intrigued us with what amazing fruit Fox Hill Vineyard in Mendocino can produce. Nero d’Avola vines are rare sights in California. We are lucky to have Fox Hill Vineyard, where Nero is thriving among the rocky redvine soil. The native Sicilian grape grows well in California soils and especially at Fox Hill where the days quickly grow hot on the exposed rocky hillsides. This vintage was fermented in stainless steel tank, pressed and aged in a combination of neutral French oak barrique and a small amount in a beeswax-lined cigar for 10 months. The beeswax-lined cigar softens the tannins to accentuate a silky palate and amplify the luscious fruit flavors. We recommend aging 10-15 years.

FUN FACT: The Badger on our label plays on the Scottish Gaelic translation of Broc, which is Badger.

VARIETIES: 100% Nero d’Avola

LOCATION: Fox Hill Vineyard - Mendocino 

FARMING PRACTICES: CCOF Certified Organic

ALCOHOL: 12%

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Tasting Notes: Lemon zest and pomello

A unique expression of Chardonnay that has the vivacity only California can provide to Chardonnay with the crisp balance of fruit and acidity akin to a Chablis-style wine. This Chardonnay has a long history with us, starting with our first vintage in 2010. The Michael Mara Vineyard sits along the Sonoma Mountain range in the Sonoma Coast AVA. It’s a unique site for growing Chardonnay in California with the fruit absorbing lots of the marine air along with minerality from the rocky soil. We brought in the grapes whole cluster and directly pressed. The juice fermented naturally in two stockinger Austrian oak puncheons. Aged on the lees for 10 months. The result is an approachable wine for chardonnay lovers, novices and dare we say – even skeptics. Age up to 20 years.

VARIETIES: 100% Chardonnay

VINEYARD: Michael Mara Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12% 

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Tasting Notes: Violet and blueberry compote

A great expression of old heritage vines from Wirth Ranch we’ve harvested since 2011. With older and dry farmed vine plantings, you get more complexity, depth and structure, which we love! The outcome is darker fruit with lifting acidity. This year’s Valdiguié has a luscious deep plum and elegant structure. This is a wine that stands out from the rest with the ability to slightly age. Wirth Ranch is located in the heart of Solano County’s Green Valley, between Napa and Suisun Valley. The dry-farmed Valdiguié vines from Wirth Ranch were originally planted in 1948 and grow deep in the steep-sloped, iron-rich soils farmed organically by Steve Wirth. Destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks, when the wine was ready, we gently pressed into two neutral barriques to age for 10 months. 

FUN FACT: Valdiguié is still known as Napa Gamay to many farmers in California.

VARIETIES: 100% Valdiguié

VINEYARD: Wirth Ranch | | Non-certified organic

ALCOHOL: 12.5% 

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Tasting Notes: Fresh apricot, ripe strawberry

Typically, this blend is mostly Trousseau Noir, however, we flipped the script and dialed up the Zinfandel this time. This is due to a hard frost that meant reduced yields for the Trousseau Noir. Still, we love what this vintage brings. The Zinfandel’s gentle tannin and red fruits play with the Trousseau Noir’s deep fruity characteristics to deliver a wine that’s delightful – notes of fruit punch and a twinge savory. Both varieties are harvested from Wirth Ranch in Solano County’s Green Valley and grow alongside one another in steep-sloped, iron-rich volcanic soils. We harvested and co-fermented the two together in stainless steel tank, pressed and aged in two neutral barriques.

FUN FACT: The Trousseau vines were original plant material brought over by UC Berkeley in the mid-late 1800s! These cuttings are from Rorick Heritage Vineyard in Calaveras.

VARIETIES: 60% Zinfandel | 40% Trousseau Noir

VINEYARD: Wirth Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12%

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Tasting Notes: Fruit punch on the nose, strawberry margarita and cherry jolly rancher on the palate.

Aqua Vino is a story of hydration and winemaking. It started with Valdiguié grapes that initially came in to make our Love Rosé. After a short maceration, we lightly pressed off the juice for the wine, being mindful not to overpress so we could make a nice Rosé. We were left with grapes that had a good amount of Valdiguié juice so we put the skins into a stainless tank and filled it with water until the grapes were barely submerged. We let it macerate for three days, pressed it back into tank where it fermented for one week, then transferred it into pressurized tanks while the wine was still slightly sweet to finish fermentation. It was blended with our Nouveau wine - a blend of everything we brought in from the past harvest. We wanted to create something new to share with you - bubbly, lower in alcohol and fun to drink. 

FUN FACT:  Berkeley Water used to hydrate the grape skins makes up roughly 25% of Aqua Vino. The water comes from the Sierra snowmelt in the Mokelumne River watershed. It tastes great!

INGREDIENTS:  Valdguié Grapes and Berkeley Water

ALCOHOL: 9%

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Release# 2: April 2024

THE STORY: This is an exciting collaboration between Broc Cellars and Camino’s Allison
Hopelain and Russ Moore and is the second release. Allison and Russ start with a 100%
Zinfandel red base wine from Broc that’s then aged for 5 months in an oak barrel. This vinegar is strong and smooth with depth of flavor. Lively and fresh, taste how the quality of Broc wine translates into this vivid vinegar. It’s great in a vinaigrette to dress a chicory or any lettuce salad. It also works well with cooked vegetables, like greens or peppers. The Zinfandel grapes come from Arrowhead Mountain Vineyard and were grown using organic farming practices. The Zinfandel was destemmed and fermented in stainless steel, undergoing daily pumpovers during skin maceration during fermentation before being pressed and then aged in neutral oak barrique. A very small amount of bottles were made. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to add this fun and tasty collaboration to your pantry.

VARIETIES: 100% Zinfandel
FARMING PRACTICES: Organically farmed grapes
LOCATION: Northern California
SIZE: 375mL

About Camino: Camino was a restaurant in Oakland, CA made famous by the giant cooking hearth and use of 100% organic, local ingredients. While the restaurant closed in 2018, Camino lives on through Russ and Allison’s continuation of Camino Vinegar, which was the only vinegar used at their restaurant.

About Broc: Our goal in making wine is to bring out the natural expression of the grape. All Broc wines are made using organically grown grapes sparked by spontaneous fermentation, which means only native yeasts and bacteria that exist on the grapes are used to make the wine. We may add a minimal amount of sulphur at bottling depending on the year, wine and style. We never add sulphur during fermentation and aging.

This delightful Fuyu persimmon fruit butter is silky smooth, layered with warming spices and is the perfect addition to the breakfast, dinner or dessert table. The Persimmon Butter is from June Taylor Jams and is our newest collaboration. June made this special edition fruit butter using Fuyu persimmons grown from Broc's very own Fox Hill Vineyard. 

Fruit butter is made from fruit that’s cooked, puréed and cooked a second time to concentrate the flavors. The result is  silky and delicately textured that’s great for topping many desserts and snack spreads. We’re are delighted that she has collaborated with us to make this special preserve.  

A wild Cherry Plum Tree was found growing in between two 100-year old Doug Fir trees on the Fox Hill property this summer. Harvested over the 4th of July weekend and in collaboration with June Taylor we preserved this special fruit. The cherry plum tree most likely sprouted life from a dropped seed and grew between two mighty trees. June Taylor made a soft and delicate cherry jam, accented with the kiss of rose, understanding fully the metaphors being presented to her; survival, femininity, blossoming and fruiting, collaboration, enhancing nature and not destroying. For June preserving fruit isn't simply putting fruit in a jar, and yet it is. So much is expressive of values and desires. Entirely Organic, hand harvested and hand made. Only 17 jars produced. 

June Taylor Pear, Lemon Geranium, and Rosemary Butter

Pears grow beautifully along the Talmadge bench in Mendocino County where Fox Hill Vineyard is located. We hand harvested Comice Pears in late September on the Fox Hill property. We drove the harvest back to Berkeley and as they ripened to perfection, we reached out to our good friend and local preserve queen June Taylor to conserve the fruit into a delicate Pear Butter. The result is a delectable pear conserve that features a soft set texture that beautifully highlights fresh fruit flavors, with very low sugar and no commercial pectin. The possibilities are endless with this preserve, making it a fantastic gift as well! All ingredients are organic. Hand made and a very small batch of only 40 jars produced.

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June Taylor Mission Fig + Angelica Jam

Ingredients: Figs, sugar, Broc Angelica wine, oranges, lemon + lemon thyme.

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