Tyler Winery

Chardonnay 'Sanford & Benedict Vineyard'

Chardonnay 'Sanford & Benedict Vineyard'

Chardonnay Sanford Benedict Vineyard
  • Practicing Organic
  • 100% Chardonnay (Mt. Eden Selection)
  • Sanford & Benedict Vineyard (Sta. Rita Hills AVA)
  • Sourced from the original 1971 own-rooted vines
  • Elder Chert and shale over clay soils
  • Whole cluster pressed to tank
  • Native yeast fermentation
  • Racked into barrels and puncheons (15% new oak)
  • No battonage and full malolactic fermentation
  • Aged 10 months sur lies before going back to tank for an additional 3 months
  • 222 cases produced
  • 13.1% abv

Info

Producer:
Tyler Winery
Vintage:
2021
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Santa Rita Hills
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Sustainable

Sizes Available

Full Bottle US-TYL-33-21 6/750ml

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Press & Reviews

Wine Advocate
Score
94+
Date
2023-12-29
"The 2021 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is expressive and dynamic. The nose opens with saline and rocky tones but gains intensity and expression over time, revealing red apple, Meyer lemon, citrus blossom, beeswax and mushroom. The palate is concentrated yet weightless, its detailed, spicy fruit driven by shimmery acidity, and it has a long, latent finish. It will benefit from 3-5 years to unwind, and it will be long lived in the cellar."
Vinous
Score
90
Date
2023-09-21

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

2022
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2024-07-01
"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."
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
95+
Date
2024-10-10
"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."
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2022-12-08
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2022-03-15
2019
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2021-11-01