Tyler Mae Estate Vineyard 2023Varietal: Pinot Noir A son of Santa Barbara, Justin Tyler Willett began Tyler in 2005 at the age of 24 with a few barrels tucked away in the corner of the Sta. Rita Hills cellar he was working in at the time. It was there, as the assistant winemaker, he honed his approach to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Justin a champion of old vines has since engaged the famed historic vineyards of Santa Barbara, including the region defining Sanford & Benedict, in the

After responding to a small classified ad in a national wine publication

2x Upper Shoulder Wine Fill

Giovanna studied oenology herself and went to work in the mid 1980s for San Felice wines in Castelnuovo Berardenga

Roilette was the name of the prior owner's prized race horse

lingering finish

on 42 acres that were originally settled as a farmstead in the 1880s

It is sourced from the estate's 11 hectares of certified-biodynamic vines

Unmistakable bouquet

minimum and gentle extraction

his experience gained while working with Henri Jayer and the Domaine Drouhin (in Oregon)

a third-generation vigneron

Varietal: Carignan