- Practicing Organic
- 100% Chardonnay (Wente, 15, 76, and 4 clones)
- Mae Estate Vineyard (Sta. Rita Hills AVA)
- Planted in 2017
- Elder series and Tierra complex sandy loam soils
- Hand-harvested
- Whole cluster pressed to tank to settle overnight
- Native yeast fermentation in barrique and puncheon
- No battonage
- Fermented and aged 10 months in French barrique and puncheon (20% new)
- Additionally aged 8 months in stainless steel before bottling
- 398 cases produced
- 12.8% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Santa Rita Hills
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-TYL-36-21 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2023-09-21
Wine Advocate
Score
93+
Date
2023-12-29
"The 2021 Chardonnay Mae Estate opens with hints of chalk that give way to white peach, red apple, almonds and floral perfume on the nose. The palate has a textural breadth that emphasizes its deep core of savory fruit, and a foil of crisp acidity calls you back to the glass. It has a latent finish and is the most coiled of the Tyler Chardonnays and will benefit from 3-5 years in bottle."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2024-07-01
"The 2022 Chardonnay Mae Estate Vineyard is positively fabulous. It offers a striking mix of mineral-driven tension and textural breadth. There's a notably increasing finesse in this bottling, likely attributable to vine age. White flowers, pepper, crushed rocks, mint and white pepper all race across the palate. This is such a gorgeous wine."
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2024-10-10
"Planted in 2017, the 2022 Chardonnay Mae Estate impressively overperforms, considering the youth of its vines. The nose opens on a delicate, understated note that slowly evolves in dimension, introducing a svelte, polished, clean-textured palate. The finish is wonderfully pure and transparent, displaying an alluring, ethereal length framed with pronounced salinity."
2020
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2023-12-13
"#95 Top 100 Wines of USA 2023: Honeysuckle, light apple, and stone aromas that follow through to a medium to full body with bright and focused acidity with phenolic texture and a long finish. Green apple and light green mango with stone and a sense of saltiness. Very complex. Drink or hold."
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2022-12-08
2020
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2022-08-23
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
97
Date
2022-03-15
2019
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2021-11-01