2022 Amore Bianco

$ 32.00

Tasting Notes: Crisp green apple and jackfruit on the nose, mango and cracked pepper on the palate.

This is Italian sunshine in a glass. Our first vintage was 100% Tocai Fruilano, later adding Trebbiano and now Ribolla Gialla to showcase the liveliness of an Italian skin contact wine with grapes all grown at Fox Hill Vineyard. All three Italian varieties fermented on their skins in sandstone jars. The Tocai Friulano and Ribolla Gialla cofermented together. Two-thirds of the wine was pressed back into jars and 1/3 in neutral French oak barrels to age for eight months. The sandstone jar gives the wine that luminous amber color and subtle structure from the tannins. We fall more in love with what the sandstone jars bring to the wine each year. It’s a great example of the role vessels can play in bringing a wine to life. Friendly with food or even a little cellar time.

VARIETIES: 60% Tocai Friulano | 30% Trebbiano | 10% Ribolla Gialla

VINEYARD: Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12%

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 540 cases

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2022 Ayay!

$ 32.00

Tasting Notes: Cherry, tamarind & mint on the nose, fruit punch & liquorice on the palate.

This wine is packed with energy, fun and even a bit of reverie – just like the Italian pop song that inspired it. We knew we had to give this co-ferment the spotlight when we tasted it shortly after our 2022 harvest wrapped. We love how the Montepulciano’s gentle structure and the Trebbiano’s playful acidity work so well together in the glass.

We harvested the Montepulciano and Trebbiano from Fox Hill Vineyard on the same day, field blend style. We layered the two together for co-fermentation in stainless steel tank with the Trebbiano whole cluster and the Montepulciano half destemmed and half whole cluster. Once pressed, the wine was then aged in concrete tank. The concrete tank we used is brand new this year and is the six concrete vessel in our cellar. We like aging some of our wines in concrete because it gives the same slight oxidative quality that barrels do, but without imparting any barrel sensory qualities. Using concrete can let the wine truly shine.

FUN FACT: The wine is inspired by the song Cuccurucucu by Franco Battiato, an Italian composer and pop singer.

VARIETIES: 80% Montepulciano | 20% Trebbiano

VINEYARD: Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 11%

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 316 cases

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2022 Amore Blendo

$ 30.00

Tasting Notes: Cherry, blackberry & chocolate on the nose, black cherry & cocoa on the palate.

The Amore Blendo is a quintessential Italian table wine. This refreshing blend of Sangiovese Piccolo, Dolcetto and Ribolla Gialla creates a light-bodied wine that pairs amicably with most foods or enjoyed on its own. This vintage is particularly special because all three grape varieties are harvested from Fox Hill Vineyards in Mendocino, which winemaker Chris Brockway has farmed since 2020. This year’s blend is full Italian too, replacing the Sauvignon Blanc from our prior vintage with a pleasantly grippy, forest fruit-driven Sangiovese Piccolo.

True to an Italian field blend, we harvested the Sangiovese, Dolcetto and Ribolla Gialla all on the same day in mid-September. We pressed all three varieties together into concrete tanks for co-fermentation. Once natural fermentation finished, we transferred the wine into neutral oak barrique to age for five months before bottling.

FUN FACT: The rows of Sangiovese Piccolo, Dolcetto and Ribolla Gialla grape vines all grow next to each on the North Forty block in Fox Hill Vineyard.

VARIETIES: 47% Sangiovese Piccolo | 34% Dolcetto | 19% Ribolla Gialla

VINEYARD: Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12%

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 335 cases

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2021 Amore Rosso

$ 30.00

Our Pizza Wine

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Tasting Notes: Black Cherry, Savory Herb, Blood Orange

Our goal with Amore Rosso is to have fun - making wine from the many Italian varieties grown at Fox Hill. We picked the red grapes that were ready to be harvested at the same time. The intention was to make a delicious table wine, capturing the feel of an old school classic field blend. This wine has darker, vibrant fruit with some structure while still being bright and fresh. It also has depth and complexity which pairs so well with food.

VARIETIES: 31% Barbera, 28% Dolcetto, 22% Sangiovese, 19% Negro Amaro

LOCATION: Mendocino

VINEYARD: Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12%

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2022 Nero D'Avola

$ 38.00

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Tasting Notes: Blackberries, plum, eucalyptus

This vintage is already showing 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. So much so – we purchased the vineyard earlier this year. For us, everything about this wine is special. 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 neutral French oak barrique and a small amount in amphora for 10 months. We recommend aging 10-15 years.

VARIETIES: 100% Nero d’Avola

VINEYARD: Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12.5%

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 362 cases

2021 vintage available in the Fox Hill Pack

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Fox Hill Collection

$ 158.00

When the desire to jet-set to sunny Italy strikes, you’ll want these wines within reach. Pair with pizza night, your go-to aperitivo or any Italian fare.

Each bottle is packed with our favorite Italian varieties from the special Fox Hill Vineyard. Fox Hill is an Italian oasis in Mendocino, nestled on benchland just up from the Russian River. We’ve worked with Fox Hill since our initial Nero d’Avola in 2013 and now manage the organic farming of these 20+ year-old vines.

Amore Trio

$ 90.00

Indulge your Italian fantasies with this trio of Italian table wines. Pair with pizza night, your go-to aperitivo or any Italian fare.

Each bottle is packed with our favorite Italian varieties from the special Fox Hill Vineyard. Fox Hill is an Italian oasis in Mendocino, nestled on benchland just up from the Russian River. We’ve worked with Fox Hill since our initial Nero d’Avola in 2013 and are heavily involved in the organic farming of these 20+ year-old vines.

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2022 Amore Rosso

$ 30.00

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Tasting Notes: Dusting chocolate, blackberry, fresh-plucked cherry

The Amore Rosso inspires conviviality and is our nod to delicious old school classic field blends. As a field blend, all of the reds were picked on the same day from Fox Hill, our estate vineyard in Mendocino. The Barbera and Dolcetto grapes were co-fermented together in stainless open top fermenters and then pressed into a mix of concrete tanks and neutral French barrique to age. The Negro Amaro was made as a rosé, foot stomped and left on the skins for 24 hours, then pressed and fermented in stainless steel. All of the wine aged for nine months then blended before bottling. The wine’s bright acid and slight juiciness make it great on its own with a subtle structure that is perfect for pizza and a wide range of foods.

VARIETIES: 41% Barbera | 31% Dolcetto | 25% Negro Amaro | 3% Nebbiolo

VINEYARD: Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12.5%

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 1,100 cases

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