BROC CELLARS

  • Broc Cellars was started by our friend Chris Brockway in Berkley, California. His little winery is located in an old ink factory across the street from a cement plant in an industrial park - this is not Napa Valley big money. Chris’s goal has always been to focus on sustainably farmed vineyards, old vines, heritage grape varieties, and minimal intervention in the winery.

  • Chris works with vineyards from across California: Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, Green Valley, Santa Lucia Highlands, Madeira, Santa Barbara, Paso Robles, the Lime Kiln Valley, and so on. Many of these sites are dry-farmed, a real feat in California’s increasingly arid and drought-prone climate. He works closely with farmers to ensure grape are grown to his specifications - opting for ripeness at lower potential alcohol levels and higher acidity. The entire portfolio is true to place and grape while being sensationally drinkable and joyous.

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ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $35.00 CAD

CSPC: 786985

2022 LOVE RED

The lion’s share of this blend is Carignan (56%) from Wirth Vineyard in Green Valley. It features 70-year-old dry-farmed vines on iron-rich soils; The remainder is a blend of Syrah (22%), Grenache (12%), and Valdiguié (10%). The grapes undergo a combination of fermentations ranging from carbonic maceration to destemmed with cap management. The wine was aged in a combination of neutral barrel and concrete tank. 12% ABV

ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $33.00 CAD

CSPC: 791279

2022 LOVE ROSÉ

The grapes for this cuvée come from four different vineyards: Shell Creek (Paso Robles), Arrowhead Mountain (Sonoma), Corteza (Contra Costa), and Fox Hill (Mendocino). This vintage is a blend of Valdiguié (66%), Carignan (18%), Zinfandel (7%) Grenache (5%), and Barbera (4%). The grapes are foot stomped and left on skins for up to 24 hours before being pressed into stainless steel for fermentation. The grenache undergoes carbonic maceration before being pressed off. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered shortly after the new year. 11% ABV

ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $35.00 CAD

CSPC: 786984

2022 LOVE WHITE

Steve and Diane Love started Love Ranch back in 1994 but it’s now owned by Oscar Ramos. Their sustainably farmed Rhone grape varieties in the Madera Foothills form the perfect base for Love White. The vineyard sits at 1350 feet above sea level on granitic schist. The grapes are harvested at the end of August to maintain acidity. All five grape varieties are fermented separately and undergo élevage in neutral barrel without SO2. This vintage is 26% Picpoul (from graftings from Rorick Heritage Vineyard), 22% Clairette, 22% Orange Muscat, 15% Marsanne, 10% Roussanne, and 5% Chardonnay. 1789 cases were produced. 11% ABV

ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $46.50 CAD

CSPC: 103958

2022 LOVE SPARKLING CHENIN

Shell Creek Vineyard is planted in eastern Paso Robles. It has been farmed by the Sinton Family since the 1800s. The 45-year-old vines are on sandy soils with a calcareous bedrock. The grapes are pressed whole cluster into stainless steel where it ferments until there is 15 g/l of residual sugar. It is then chilled and put into pressurized tank to continue fermenting. It sees just a pinch of SO2 as they hand bottle. 750 cases were produced. 12% ABV

ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $45.00 CAD

CSPC: 803857

2022 AMORE ROSSO

This wine comes from the famed Fox Hill Vineyard in Mendocino County, now farmed by Chris and his team. Soils here are mostly sandstone but you’ll find a wide variety of rocks and quartz scattered throughout. This year, we’ve got a combination of Barbera (41%), Dolcetto (31%), Negro Amaro (25%), and Nebbiolo (3%). The first two varieties are co-fermented in stainless steel before being pressed into concrete and barrel for élevage. The Negro Amaro is foot crushed and pressed after a day to make a light rosé. After nine months on fine lees the wine is racked and bottled. 12.5% ABV

ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $45.00 CAD

CSPC: 803856

2022 AMORE BIANCO

This wine comes from the famed Fox Hill Vineyard in Mendocino County, now farmed by Chris and his team. Soils here are mostly sandstone but you’ll find a wide variety of rocks and quartz scattered throughout. This year, we’ve got a combination of Tocai Friulano (60%), Trebbiano (30%), and Ribolla Gialla. The grapes were fermented on skins in sandstone jars before being pressed off into a combination of sandstone and neutral barrel. 489 cases were produced. 12% ABV

ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $45.00 CAD

CSPC: 819448

2022 WIRTH ZINFANDEL

Planted in 1948, Wirth Ranch is farmed without any synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. The steep site is located in the Green Valley where the soils are primarily iron rich and volcanic. The dry farmed vines yield a little over one ton per acre. The grapes (85% Zinfandel, 15% Petite Sirah) are fermented in stainless steel (20% destemmed) before being pressed off into neutral barriques for a ten month élevage. 512 cases were produced.  13% ABV

ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $35.00 CAD

CSPC: 786985

2021 LOVE RED

The lion’s share of this blend is Carignan (51%) from Wirth Vineyard in Green Valley. It features 70-year-old dry-farmed vines on iron-rich soils; The remainder is a blend of Syrah (25%), Valdiguié (12%), Mourvedre (5%), Zinfandel (3%), Petite Sirah (2%), and Grenache (2%) from Mendocino Lake (Mendocino) and Rosewood Vineyard (Sonoma). The Carignan and Grenache were fermented carbonically while everything else was destemmed. The wine was aged in a combination of neutral barrel and concrete tank. 12.5% ABV