Broc Cellars Love Red 2022

TASTING NOTES: Dried Cranberry, Baking Spices and Cocoa Our Love Red is the everyday, anytime California red wine we love to make as a showcase of old heritage vines that produce amazing fruit. This year’s Love Red is more dynamic than in past vintages, with a subtle touch of tannin and pleasant structure to pair with food, while remaining light and fresh. The grapes were harvested early to highlight the fruit and preserve their natural acidity. The Carignan and Valdiguié were naturally fermented as a mix of partially destemmed and whole cluster berries and went through partial carbonic maceration in stainless steel tank. All aged in a mix of neutral French oak barrique and stainless steel. FUN FACT: Love Red keeps many old vines planted in California, having a home every year at Broc in this blend. VARIETIES: 50% Carignan | 30% Syrah | 10% Valdiguié | 5% Mourvedre | 5% Grenache LOCATION: California ALCOHOL: 12% FOOD PAIRING: A wine of trickery on the palate - can be chilled and can be paired to be lighter with somehting spiced like Indian samosas. Treat it like a medium bodied wine and pair with something we make at home called Shaking Beef from Slanted Door's cookbook.