Broc Cellars Got Grapes Red Blend NV

Got Grapes is Broc Cellars' annual release built around whatever is unexpected and interesting in the cellar. This non-vintage bottling blends barrels from 2018, 2019, and 2020, drawing on Carignan, Mission, Valdiguié, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Pfeffer, and Zinfandel sourced from organically farmed North Coast vineyards. At 12% ABV, it pours a light, transparent ruby and is designed to be served with a slight chill.

All fruit is fermented using only native yeasts and bacteria — no commercial yeast, nutrients, enzymes, or tannins are added at any point. Sulfur is never added during fermentation or aging, and little to no SO2 is added at bottling. The multi-vintage blend is assembled from barrels that stood out individually in the cellar, then bottled as a single California table wine.

On the palate, the wine is light-bodied and juicy, with notes of fresh cherries, crushed raspberry, and pomegranate, plus a whisper of fresh herbs and barely-there tannin. The blend of obscure and heritage California varieties — including Mission, one of the oldest grapes grown in the state, and Cabernet Pfeffer, a rare Californian oddity — gives it a character that no single-varietal wine could replicate.

Got Grapes is a 2,000-case production. Pop it, chill it down to around 55F, and drink it within a year of purchase.