Tyler Winery

Chardonnay 'Santa Barbara County'

Chardonnay 'Santa Barbara County'

Chardonnay Santa Barbara County
  • Practicing Organic
  • 100% Chardonnay
  • Santa Barbara AVA
  • Sourced from Bien Nacido Vineyard, Dierberg Vineyard, La Rinconada, and Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
  • Planted in 1973, 1990, 1997, 1971 (respectively)
  • Loam, Sandy loam, clay loam, and shale soils (respectively)
  • 100% Native Yeast Fermentation
  • Whole cluster pressed to tank, settled briefly before being moved to another tank for fermentation
  • No Battonage and full Malolactic Fermentation
  • Aged 11 months on the lees in barrels and puncheons (10% new)

Info

Producer:
Tyler Winery
Vintage:
2023
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Santa Barbara
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Sustainable

Sizes Available

Full Bottle US-TYL-01-23 12/750ml

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Press & Reviews

Vinous
Score
91
Date
2025-08-28
"The 2023 Chardonnay (Santa Barbara County) is classic Santa Barbara all the way, with bright yellow fruits, flickers of spice and inner creaminess, all articulated without any extra weight. Clean and precise, there's an extra measure of minerality here that is quite a pleasant surprise for an entry-level wine."
Wine Advocate
Score
91
Date
2024-10-10
"The 2023 Chardonnay opens with beautifully pure, fresh aromas of jasmine, citrus rinds and orchard blossoms. On the palate, it displays a live-wire, tangy energy that carries through the zesty, mineral-drenched finish. This punches far above its weight and would do so as an appellation wine, much less a regional one."

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

2022
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2023-12-29
"The 2022 Chardonnay is vibrant and mineral driven, with soft scents of apricot, pear, citrus blossom and saline with savory undertones. The light-bodied palate is dynamic, beginning focused and fresh and before expanding its savory flavors, and it has an ethereal, nutty finish."
2022
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2023-09-21
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2022-12-08
2021
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2023-03-23
2021
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2023-09-21
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2022-03-15
2019
Vinous
Score
90
Date
2021-11-01