Broc Cellars Eaglepoint Ranch Counoise 2014

Other Red Wine from Mendocino, California

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Product Details

Varietal

Other Red Wine

Region

Mendocino, California

Producer

Broc Cellars

Vintage

2014

Size

750ML

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Winemaker Notes

As an essential component providing acidity to the heady red wines of the Southern Rhone or a pleasantly bright base for classic Provencal rosé, Counoise rarely receives the attention reserved for its more familiar blending partners. Harvested at 22 Brix, the Eaglepoint Ranch Counoise is always the last varietal to come into the winery. Displaying medium-sized berries on large clusters, it's also one of the heaviest. The Eaglepoint Ranch version of Counoise is different from what's typically seen from what little plantings there are in the rest of the state. Producing a medium-bodied wine from fruit that is usually used for blending. 100% destemmed fruit with native fermentation. Fermented in 5-ton, open top wood troniques. Punched down twice per day. Aged 10 months in used French oak barrels.

Blend: 100% Counoise

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Broc Cellars

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Broc Cellars was nothing more than an idea not that long ago, about making wines that were "site specific". Where the wines true character came from using only sustainably, organically, or biodynamically grown grapes from areas that most would consider marginal climates. Believing that vineyards develop ‘true’ character and complexity when they have to struggle to survive.This can come from many different aspects: poor nutrient and water holding capacity, steep slopes, cool temperatures, or from old vines that are dry farmed. In the cellar we try to continue this practice using minimal intervention, in an effort to let the grapes speak for themselves.

We are a 'low wattage' winery in the sense that we have very little modern equipment. Grapes are pitchforked whole-cluster into the fermenters, fermentation is allowed to happen spontaneously, all wines are basket pressed, with little/no sulphur used in our wines until bottling. True asphalt winemaking, in an urban winery.

Other Red Wine

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Beyond the usual suspects, there are hundreds of red grape varieties grown throughout the world. Some are indigenous specialties capable of producing excellent single varietal wines, while others are better suited for use as blending grapes. Each has its own distinct viticultural characteristics, as well as aroma and flavor profiles, offering much to be discovered by the curious wine lover. In particular, Portugal and Italy are known for having a multitude of unique varieties but they can really be found in any region.

Mendocino Wine

California

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A large and diverse appellation within California’s North Coast AVA, Mendocino is home to several smaller sub-regions—most notably the Anderson Valley. This scenic region, with rolling hills covered in redwood forests as well as vineyards, is one of the world’s top producers of certified organically-grown grapes. Due to wide geographical and climatic variation, a vast array of wine styles can be found here.

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