Tyler Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2023 070226CRISP a dry Riesling built entirely

a dry Riesling built entirely from the estate's oldest vines in Zeltingen

with cane sugar added for sweetness

balanced by fresh acidity

A precise blend of Chardonnay

5 ha vineyard planted with Mandó

Tyler Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2023 070226CRISP a dry Riesling built entirelyJustin 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,