2022 Broc Cellars 'Got Grapes' Cortese Clarksburg

Winemaker Notes:  This year’s release of the white is 100% Cortese from the Lost Slough Vineyard. This is our first time working with this varietal and vineyard. It is not common to find Cortese growing outside of Italy. What we find most special with this release is the bright salinity in the wine - which is a special characteristic from the vineyard site. Whole clusters were foot stomped and then pressed to stainless tank to naturally ferment and age for 5 months. This wine was left unfiltered and unfined. Enjoy and drink up, this will go fast!

Got Grapes is our yearly reminder to tug on the thread of curiosity. Our inaugural Got Grapes was a red blend of Valdiguié and Chenin Blanc, which debuted in 2017 at Ordinaire's annual Nouveau party in Oakland. We’ve embraced the opportunity ever since to have our Got Grapes label showcase blends and single varietals that catch our eye each harvest. FUN FACT : The Got Grapes label is inspired by a truck with a giant grape person saying “Got Grapes” in purple graffiti art that was parked outside of Chris’s apartment in San Francisco for many years. The question always faced him each morning as he walked out of the door - “Got Grapes?”

Our goal in making wine is to bring out the natural expression of the grape. We use organically grown grapes and harvest early for more healthy grapes that retain their good acidity. This often results in lower alcohol wines and the lower Brix (sugar content) at harvest, which allows for easier fermentations. All Broc wines are made using 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. We source an eclectic mix of grapes from all over California, working with vineyards as far south as Paso Robles and as far north as Mendocino. All of the vineyards are organically farmed and family-owned.