Tyler

Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay 2018

Justin Tyler Willett ist in den Santa Rita Hills aufgewachsen und kennt dort nicht nur jede Grasnarbe, sondern auch die besten Parzellen. Aus einer Parzelle im berühmten Sanford & Benedict Vineyard mit den ältesten Reben stammt dieser fantastische, mit 96 Punkten bewertete 2018er Chardonnay.

The 2018 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is aromatically nuanced, with singular floral tones, white peaches, honey and toast aromas that continually change as it airs in the glass. The palate begins tangy and saline, with soft citrus and meringue emerging as it glides through the mouth, and the long finish is driven by refreshing acidity that calls you in for another sip.

Tyler Winery is fortunate to have access to some of the most prized fruit in Santa Barbara County, and none more-so than the original, own-rooted Chardonnay vines at Sanford & Benedict Vineyard. This is as definitive, complex, and pleasurable as it gets for Chardonnay from this vineyard, showing a combination of stone and orchard fruits melded with a taught, firm, mineral structure, all framed with an earthy, moss-like note. Aged for 10 months in 500l barrique, 15% of it new.

The 2018 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is one of the most elegant and refined wines in the Tyler range. White flowers, mint, citrus confit, sage and white orchard fruit. Justin Willet did a terrific job capturing all of the character of S&B in this very pretty and expressive Chardonnay. The 2018 is beautifully perfumed, but it also has terrific presence, with plenty of bright, saline notes to play off its natural richness.