semi-desert corner of Navarra in northern Spain—and this liter bottling is their answer to the everyday house pour
wrapped lightly in oak aging
a dry Riesling built entirely from the estate's oldest vines in Zeltingen
balanced by fresh acidity
with cane sugar added for sweetness
Tyler Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2023 070226CRISP semi-desert corner of Navarra inJustin Willett's appellation wide Chardonnay is a kind of greatest hits compilation of Santa Barbara's best Chardonnay vineyards fruit from Bien Nacido, Dierberg, La Rinconada, and Sanford & Benedict, each contributing a different signature. He raises it in French oak with very little new wood, and the wine is the polar opposite of buttery, oaky California Chardonnay: pure, taut, and built around acid and minerality. This is the antithesis of creamy,