Tyler Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2023 bis-hidden the berries are macerated in

the berries are macerated in pure grain alcohol for at least three months

Pure Champagne architecture from a sommelier-turned-winemaker dedicated to organic farming

thirteen botanicals including juniper

then three months on the lees before bottling unfined

Tyler Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2023 bis-hidden the berries are macerated inJustin Willett's appellation wide Chardonnay is a kind of greatest hits compilation of Santa Barbara's best Chardonnay vineyards fruit from Bien Nacido, Dierberg, La Rinconada, and Sanford & Benedict, each contributing a different signature. He raises it in French oak with very little new wood, and the wine is the polar opposite of buttery, oaky California Chardonnay: pure, taut, and built around acid and minerality. This is the antithesis of creamy,