2023 Tyler Winery Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE The Chardonnay is whole cluster pressed to tank, settled briefly before being moved to another tank for fermentation. After fermentation is active, the juice goes down to 228L barrels and 500L puncheons. We perform no battonage and the wine goes through full Malolactic Fermentation. The wine is left on lees for 11 months before going back to tank for an additional few months of aging. The result is a fresh and bright style of

His first vintage in California was in 1989 with Carneros Creek making Pinot and then in Chile as winemaker for Caliterra

Since its beginnings

we took over the responsibility to follow the steps and evolve what he made

when the parish priest organized 19 struggling growers to make wine communally

unforced sensibility

Spätburgunder and Portugieser added for good measure

Tannat (33%) from 3 different vineyards (Layne Vineyard

recognized over most of the country

ethereal nose with dark cherry

A white wine from the romantic Verona region and a red blend from the rustic south

La Migoua consists of scattered parcels circled by wild scrubland

whole cluster)