{"title":"Cabernet Sauvignon","description":"\u003cp\u003eCabernet Sauvignon is the world's most planted red grape variety for good reason: its thick skins, natural tannic structure, and ability to age make it one of the most versatile and reliable varieties in viticulture. In the hands of natural winemakers, Cab Sauv sheds the heavy oak and extraction of its conventional expression and reveals something more nuanced: the cassis and graphite of Bordeaux, the dark fruit and herbal lift of California, the mineral backbone of aged Napa without the furniture polish.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"love-red-canned-wine-broc-cellar","title":"Love Red Canned Wine 2021","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page-width\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe Wine: Love Red 2021\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBroc Cellars Love Red is a red natural wine made from a blend of 77% Carignan, 15% Valdiguié, 8% Syrah grapes grown on the North Coast, Mendocino and, Solano County Green Valley. The Love Red grapes are harvested early to highlight the fruit and preserve the acidity. The Carignan is a combination of whole-cluster and destemmed fruit from four 70-year-old dry-farmed vineyards. The Valdiguié and Syrah were whole-cluster. The wine was aged in a combination of neutral French oak barrels and concrete tanks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe Producer: Broc Cellars\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 0.75rem;\"\u003eFrom Broc Cellar's website\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Broc Cellars, all of our wines are made using spontaneous fermentation, a process that means we only use native yeasts and bacteria that exist on the grapes in order to make wine. This is unlike many of the wines you will see in grocery stores or on wine shop shelves and in restaurants. We don’t add anything – this includes nutrients, yeast, bacteria, enzymes, tannins or other popular fermentation agents. Sulphur is a naturally occurring element in all wine, the amount found can vary. We add little to no S02, depending on the wine and style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Our goal in making wine is to bring out the natural expression of the grape. We decide on a wine by wine basis how we want to do that. We have more freedom now to make the choice not to add Sulphur. There is a bigger market for us to go in the direction we want to go. To counter that we are doing more to ensure our vineyards are using the farming practices we support. We’re also committed to detailing exactly what decisions we make during the course of our winemaking process.” – Chris Brockway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the past few years as the natural wine market has evolved we have been working with our partner vineyards on a plan to ensure by 2019 over 95% of the grapes that we work with will be grown without using synthetic pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or fertilizers. The decision to keep sourcing from the 5% of vineyards that have some exposure to these things is complicated and has a lot to do with how much we value the beauty of the fruit, the varieties that come from these vineyards, and the unique challenges of farming the areas where those grapes are grown. 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This is a distinctly Lazio wine; it's perfect with Lazio's hearty cuisine – think of Amatriciana pasta. Red fruit, black olive, earth, spice, nice tannins, black tea...I love it folks, some serious wine. Decant for 15 minutes!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe Producer: I Chicchi\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2011, we founded our company by purchasing around 2.5 hectares of land, where we established a small vineyard in 2013. This vineyard comprises just over one hectare and features Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a small section of Grenache.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRight from the start, we adopted biodynamic agriculture. This was made possible, in part, by our collaborations with Carlo Noro and Michele Lorenzetti, who share our conviction that this agricultural approach can enhance soil fertility through a system of harmonies and balances with plants, animals, insects, and humans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003eThe Region: Lazio\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLazio, Latium in Latin, is located in Central Italy, its capital is Rome and is one of the biggest and most populous regions of Italy. Lazio was first inhabited by the Etruscans and then by the Latins and Romans. Lazio was always a wine producing region and borders with other historically important Italian wine regions - Tuscany (North), Campania (South), Umbria and Abruzzo (East).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Romans and the Roman Empire as a political and cultural entity had the biggest impact on the development of the region: trade, agriculture, technology, and also winemaking, where deeply influenced by the capital, Rome, known as \"Caput Mundi\" - the capital of the world. Falernian wine, the most famous wine of ancient Rome and perhaps ancient times, was produced from Aglianico grapes grown the border of Lazio and Campania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, after the Barbaric invasions and the fall of the Roman Empire, the region went through several centuries of underdevelopment and winemaking stopped being a central part of everyday life. After the unification of Italy, in 1961, when Rome became the capital of the newly formed nation state, winemaking was rediscovered in an attempt to reestablish the glory of the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m16!1m12!1m3!1d380718.69922543503!2d12.15499656107954!3d41.79890039629184!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!2m1!1si%20chicchi!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1683002033808!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Terroir of Lazio\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLazio is a hilly region - Rome is famously built on the \"Seven Hills of Rome\". These are mostly hills of volcanic origin, which is an ideal characteristic for winemaking as we have seen for other wine regions - Soave, Etna, Taurasi, Sannio among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolcanic soils tend to be very well-drained and rich in nutrients such as potassium. In a similar way to the soils of Soave and Sannio, Lazio volcanic soils are conducive to growing excellent white grapes. Winds and cool breezes from the Tyrrhenian Sea, Lazio has a long coastline to the West, also play a factor in the region's viticulture, which benefits from relatively mild temperatures and good aeration and is protected to the East by the Apennines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe White Wines of Lazio\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrebbiano and Malvasia di Candia are the local heroes, usually vinified in a style that prefers roundness and a certain chewiness combined with an off-dry profile. Nowadays things are somewhat different, also thanks to a plethora of natural winemakers who are embracing Lazio's indigenous varietals but are adopting a different winemaking approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLazio's white wines are crisp, light, refreshing and low in alcohol, meant to be drunk young. Acidity is the main element, and winemakers have learned how to capitalize on Lazio's grapes high and yet well balanced natural acidity. Le Coste di Gradoli is one of the best examples of this natural renaissance, which also reinterpreted the ancient skin contact technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the most popular whites are Frascati, Orvieto, Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone - a real hidden gem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Red Wines of Lazio\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed wines from Lazio are also going through a major renaissance thanks to natural winemakers. 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