Lo-Fi Malbec Barbara County 2019

A quirky Malbec that drinks more like a serious Beaujolais. Lighter body, bright acid, floral aromatics and light tannins with the fruit you'd expect -- raspberry and black cherry notes plus an herbal savoriness. Not overly extracted or too inky. Deep, brambly fruit, eucalyptus and red and black plums. Fuller-bodied, but still with a sense of freshness and lift. Fuzzy, not overly polished: lo-fi.

100% Malbec, organically grown, hand-harvested and crushed by foot daily. Not de-stemmed, fermented with indiginous yeasts, followed by full malolactic by naturally occurring bacteria. The wine was racked twice prior to bottling. Minimal intervention and minimum effective SO2, added without filtration, in keeping with Lo-Fi's minimalist philosophy.

Lo-Fi is a partnership between two lifelong friends who believe in hand crafted honest wines that are made for everyday drinking. Wines to be enjoyed, not to be collected. Easy-drinking lower alcohol wines made to pair well with all types of foods, from pizza to paté. They believe in neutral barrels, native yeasts, little to no sulfur additions, and no adjustment of pH. They embrace the "nothing added, nothing taken away" philosophy that gives birth to wines that are young, vibrant and alive. But in all reality, Lo-Fi is less about what it is and more about what it is not. It is not over-manipulated. It is not over-extracted. It is not over-ripe and it is not over-priced.