Broc Cellars Picpoul 2019

A leader of California’s third wave of naturally-focused winemaking, Broc Cellars’ wines are made from grapes grown without the use of synthetic pesticides, fungicides or herbicides.  Namesake founder Chris Brockway focuses on organically farmed grapes to produce spontaneously fermented wines using only native yeasts and bacteria that exist on the grapes with nothing synthetic added during the winemaking process.  Broc’s Picpoul is the winery’s smallest production bottling (only 80 cases produced) and is made from grapes grown in the organic Luna Matta Vineyard in the windswept western hills of Paso Robles.  A uniquely situated vineyard, Luna Matta is comprised of nutrient-poor calcerous shale and sandstone soils and is just hospitable enough for grapes to ripen in small quantities.  

The grapes are whole-cluster pressed into a concrete egg for a year-long fermentation.  The concrete egg shape keeps the lees in suspension during fermentation and aging, creating the texture to accompany the natural high acidity of Picpoul.  This unique gem is slightly off-dry and pairs beautifully with a wide variety of foods.  2019 is the last vintage from Luna Matta.