Tyler Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Mae Vineyard 2023 SPDESSERT semi-carbonic maceration and nine months

semi-carbonic maceration and nine months in foudre

and on its patches of heavy clay — genuinely rare in Champagne — his Pinot Noir takes on shocking breadth and richness

Sylvie took over the estate from her father Michel and has farmed it biodynamically for over two decades

Navaherreros Tinto is the estate blend

from a young vigneron worth watching

Tyler Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Mae Vineyard 2023 SPDESSERT semi-carbonic maceration and nine monthsTyler's home base Justin and Amanda Willett have farmed the 41 acre Mae Estate in the heart of Sta. Rita Hills since 2015, and this bottling comes from the sandier section of the vineyard. The wine is the cool climate, single vineyard counterpoint to Tyler's appellation Chardonnay: a tighter focus, a saltier edge, and the kind of lingering chalky bite that only a great SRH site delivers. Native ferments, restrained oak, all about transparency.