Le Machin, Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 2023 (750ml)

The nose opens with cherry, raspberry, clove and a kiss of oak. The palate is light to moderate in weight with bing cherry, raspberry, black cherries, and a just there balanced oak note Pale & wildly aromatic, with flinty minerality usually reserved for Burgundy. It's a California wine that speaks with a French accent. 100% Organically grown grapes, no added Sulfur. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. Production: 775 cases farming/cellar: organic, Hand harvested, 95% destemmed and 5% whole crushed to 1.5 ton open-top fermenters with no SO2 added and a 3-day cold soak. After primary fermentation wine is racked to neutral 228L French oak barrels, then returned to tanks for settling. Undergoes full malolactic fermentation by naturally occurring bacteria and matured 8 months in barrel.