Product Overview
Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay
Appellation: Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Vineyard: Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
Aging: 10 months sur lies before going back to tank for a few additional months
Winemaker: Justin Willett
95+ Points - Wine Advocate
"Justin Willett's transparent, focused winemaking style is well-suited for this site, endowing the 2022 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard with compelling crystalline purity. A beautiful, nuanced nose of clementines, petrichor and white flowers gives way to a precise, lively yet pillowy palate, concluding with a fine-grained chalky finish that remains bright and rounded simultaneously. A graceful, understated expression of this site, I suspect some additional weight and dimension will come from a year or two in the cellar." -ML, 10/10/24
95 Points - Vinous
"The 2022 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is another stellar wine in this range from Tyler. Complex, layered and nuanced, the S&B Chardonnay has so much to offer. There's gorgeous texture here, not to mention tons of S&B character. Clean mineral notes extend the finish." -AG, Jul/2024
