Tyler Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2023 070226CRISP not standard oak

not standard oak

Bottled at 55% ABV (110 proof)—the legal maximum

wrapped lightly in oak aging

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

Tyler Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2023 070226CRISP not standard oakJustin 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,