Item Number: 6976 UPC: None

Country: USA
Region: California Sub Region: Santa Barbara
Appellation/AVA: Sta. Rita Hills
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Machado Vineyard
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Case Production: 195
Alc by Vol(%): 14.5
Soil Type: Sandy clay loam
Vineyard Notes: Looking to secure a mirror-image sister ranch to 3-D, Brewer-Clifton began working with the Machado family in the winter of 2008. Their fifteen-acre parcel on their land is located adjacent to Clos Pepe and immediately behind the recently-planted Kessler-Haak vineyard. The site is marked by a gorgeous rolling terrain with sandy clay loam soils. At Machado, the majority of the planting is dedicated to pinot noir with equal amounts of such selections as Pommard, Merry Edwards, Mount Eden and 459. In addition to Pinot Noir, they also planted a small, two-acre plot in the sandiest portion of the field to the Sweeney Canyon selection of Chardonnay.

Aroma: Blackberry, Red-Flesh Plums, Balsamic
Flavor: Mission Figs, Black Tea, Mocha
Texture: Powerful, Brooding