Broc Cellars 2017 Old Vine Carignan from Solano County, a red wine made from Carignan grapes
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Broc Cellars Old Vine Carignan 2017

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Tasting notes

Carbonic maceration on 130-year-old, self-rooted vines in decomposed sandy soils produces a wine that is simultaneously deep in color and lifted in character — dark fruit and dried herbs with a savory, almost charcuterie-like finish. The Alicante Bouschet brings inky pigment while the old-vine Carignan delivers structure and grip without heaviness at just 13% ABV.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
CranberryWild StrawberryGarrigueEarth
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Red Wine
Wine Style:Medium Body
Grapes:Carignan, Alicante Bouschet, Zinfandel, Palomino
Farming:Organic
Vintage:2017
Alcohol:13%
Country:USA
Region:Alexander Valley, Sonoma County
Appellation:Alexander Valley AVA
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Producer profile

Broc Cellars

Broc Cellars was founded in 2002 by Chris Brockway, an Omaha native who moved through the restaurant world in Nebraska and the Pacific Northwest before relocating to California to study winemaking. He completed coursework at UC Davis and finished his oenology degree at Cal State Fresno — an education he describes as making him an expert in everything he does not use. After working at JC Cellars in Oakland, he launched Broc from a small industrial space in Berkeley's Gilman District in 2008. The project began as a négociant focused on organic or biodynamically farmed fruit from lesser-known California regions and varieties. It has since grown to more than 20 releases annually.

Broc sources grapes exclusively from organically farmed California vineyards. In 2021, Brockway took over farming operations at Fox Hill Vineyard in Mendocino County, a 60-acre site planted largely to Italian varieties, and purchased it outright in 2023. Fox Hill received CCOF organic certification in 2024. For the Old Vine Carignan, fruit comes from an Alexander Valley block with 130-plus-year-old self-rooted vines growing in decomposed sandy soils — a site Brockway helped preserve from replanting to Cabernet Sauvignon.

All Broc Cellars wines are made using spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts and bacteria only. Nothing is added during winemaking: no nutrients, inoculated yeast, bacteria, enzymes, powdered tannins, or fining agents. Sulfur is not added during fermentation or aging; a small amount may be used at bottling depending on the wine. The winery operates out of two warehouses in Berkeley and uses a mix of stainless steel, concrete tanks, neutral barrels, and clay vessels depending on the wine. The Old Vine Carignan is made via carbonic maceration in concrete, then aged in concrete for eight months before bottling.

Wine region

Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, USA

Alexander Valley is an AVA in the northeastern corner of Sonoma County, California, established in 1984. The valley runs roughly 25 miles along the Russian River from Cloverdale south toward Healdsburg, flanked by the Mayacamas Mountains to the east and lower coastal ridgelines to the west. It is the largest and most fully planted wine appellation in Sonoma County, with over 15,000 vineyard acres. The valley floor is dominated by deep, well-drained alluvial soils — loams and sandy loams deposited by the Russian River — which warm quickly in spring and drain readily after rain. In pockets where ancient river action left behind decomposed sandy deposits, phylloxera cannot establish, preserving some of the state's last self-rooted old vines.

Alexander Valley runs warm during the day, making it one of the hottest parts of Northern California by afternoon, but marine air moving north through the Petaluma wind gap and the Russian River valley creates a pronounced diurnal temperature swing each evening. Early morning fog from the Russian River also covers lower vineyard areas before burning off. This combination of heat accumulation and cool nights allows grapes to achieve full phenolic ripeness while retaining natural acidity. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates plantings, but the valley also supports old-vine Zinfandel, Carignan, and field blends from the pre-Prohibition era. The Alexander Valley AVA sits within the broader Northern Sonoma AVA.

Frequently asked question

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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