Le Machin Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County bottle

Le Machin Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills 2025

Name: Le Machin Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills 2025 | Bine & Vine
Brand: California
Price: 29.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$29.99

A fresh expression of Pinot Noir; ripe cherries, red berries and a hint of baking spice from limited oak aging. Bright and mouth-watering.

Le Machin (The Thing) is a new project from Craig Winchester and Mike Roth at Lo-Fi, bringing us accessible, honest expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay sourced from organic vineyards throughout Santa Barbara County.

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Categories: California, Pinot Noir, Red, Region, Santa Barbara, Wine Tags: Certified Organic, Certified Sustainable, Le Manchin, Lo-Fi Wines, Natural Wine, Organic Farming, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Sta. Rita Hills AVA

Le Machin Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills 2025

Clone:
Clone 4 and 667 on 101-14

Vineyard:
100% Spear Vineyard (6′ x 3′ Spacing)

Soil Series:
Tierra Loam

Appellation:
Sta. Rita Hills

Harvest date:
September 2025

Brix at harvest:
22.3

Fermentation:
100% Destemmed

Aging:
Neutral barrel and oak tank. Hand harvested and sustainably grown; Punched down and pumped over once daily. Total of 75 ppm so2 added.

Ingredients:
Hand harvested, sustainably farmed grapes, indigenous yeast, naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria and SO2. Bottled unfined and unfiltered

Production:
960 Cases

2025 was and excellent vintage as far as quality goes, although yields were down across the entire growing region. The cool spring and summer fires didn’t affect the Sta. Rita Hills and late August heat spell helped raise sugars but retain acidity.