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White Wine: 2017 | Tyler | Bien Nacido Vineyard W Block Chardonnay

The wine is juicy with stone fruit and Meyer lemon characteristics with notes of green tea and spice.

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Producer: Tyler

Ratings: WA | 93 D | 93

Vintage: 2017

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.9%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: United States, California

The wine is juicy with stone fruit and Meyer lemon characteristics with notes of green tea and spice. The finish is powerful and long providing great balance with its mouthwatering acidity. An impressively complete and enjoyable chardonnay.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2017 Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard Block W opens with crushed shell and a light petrol note over warm white peach, yellow apple, lime peel, pastry crust, saline and elderflower aromas. The palate is light to medium-bodied, chalky textured and mineral-driven with nuanced fruits that flesh out to creamy citrus flavors, enlivened by tangy acidity and finishing very long and nervy.

• Decanter: Yet another excellent rendition of the own-rooted, original Bien Nacido Chardonnay vines planted in 1973 is Tylers 2017 W Block bottling. The nose bounds from the glass with tropical and citrus fruit aromas. The palate is rich, chewy and creamy, displaying flavors of mango, tangerine and almond skin. The power instilled by these old vines is admirable, consistent, and shows no sign of wearing off over the next decade at the least.

Producer Information

Tyler is dedicated to producing wines of delicacy and balance, where structure and nuance are favored above all else. Our focus is exclusively on exceptional vineyard sites throughout the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley within Santa Barbara County, and feel pinot noir and chardonnay are the best mediums to express each vineyard site. Within these two appellations, the unique combination of marine-based soils, transverse ranges and valleys, and cool ocean influence make this a truly wonderful place for growing pinot noir and chardonnay. We believe wine should be elegant and honest, and must possess aromatic purity. In order to best convey the individuality of each site, we try to be modern in our thinking and classic in our approach. Great effort had been made not only to seek out vineyards of pedigree, but also to seek out vines with age. We now work with a number of the oldest vineyard blocks in the County and believe this is essential in our quest for both purity and intesity. Furthermore, close collaboration with each of our growers along with focused, minimal handling of fruit and wine allow us the best opportunity to achieve our goals. We currently produce 12 different bottlings each year from 22 parcels within 7 different vineyard sites. Total production is approximately 2500 cases annually.