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

Sourced from vineyards managed with organic and biodynamic principles

Frank Farella planted here in the late 1970s

the highest-altitude village in the DOC

and mint grace the glass

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,