This vintage of Broc's Nero d’Avola was fermented in stainless tank and aged in a combination of neutral barrel and beeswax coated cigar for 10 months. The resulting wine has Mendocino’s distinctive bay leaf aromatics, with loads of black fruit, well-integrated tannins and a subtle undercurrent of cocoa powder, and the combination of neutral barrel and lined cigar mean a wine that drinks wonderfully now, and is unadulterated by oak influence, just a pure expression of California Nero d’Avola.