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Santa Barbara (Summer 2018)

Tasted June 14, 2018 by Aravind Asok with 124 views

Introduction

Tasting at Tyler and Liquid Farm.

Flight 1 (9 notes)

Rosé
2017 Tyler Rosé of Pinot Noir USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Tasting pour: very soft nose; delicate, floral notes. On the palate, good acidity: grapefruit and cranberry; very clean.
White
2016 Tyler Chardonnay Dierberg Vineyard USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Tasting pour: gorgeous nose with loads of citrus and sweet apple. Great acid on the palate; grapefruit, citrus, lemon; fruit driven and tart. Refreshing finish; some pepper with time. Great balance and texture.
White
2016 Tyler Chardonnay Zotovich Family Vineyard USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Nose is a little more closed in comparison to preceding wines. Didn't get much besides a touch of reduction. On the palate, more acid driven; good minerality with salt and lemon peel. Great texture.
White
2016 Tyler Chardonnay La Rinconada Vineyard USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Much more interesting nose than the Zotovich vnyd. Delicate florals; richer with meyer lemon. Intense on the palate with loads of stone fruit and citrus; great acidity and beautiful texture.
Red
2016 Tyler Pinot Noir Block Five Dierberg Vineyard USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Very intense nose with sweet red fruit and a hint of cinnamon and coffee. On the palate, great acidity; very fresh; black pepper and some stemminess; no real tannin on a tangy finish.
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Red
2016 Tyler Pinot Noir La Encantada USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Fantastic nose: a hint of brown sugar; sweet red fruit; some herbal stem notes. Very fresh on the palate with loads of cranbery and red raspberry.
Red
2015 Tyler Pinot Noir Old Vine Bien Nacido Vineyard USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Very ripe and rich in style. A touch of coffee and red raspberry. Very fruit forward on the palate. Much bigger than previous wines with riper strawberry. Nevertheless, good acidity and some fine tannin on the finish.
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Red
2015 Tyler Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Beautiful nose with cranberry and sweet strawberry. Florals, delicate. On the palate: sweet red fruit; great acidity and great density but weightless; a little tannin on the finish.
White
2017 Lieu Dit Melon USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Very fresh and clean nose. A touch sweet with good salinity and very good acidity.

Flight 2 (7 notes)

Rosé
2017 Liquid Farm Mourvèdre Rosé Vogelzang Vineyard USA, California, Central Coast, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
Very fresh; rose showing Grenache raspberry; grapefruit on the palate with good acidity. A hint of tang on the finish.
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White
2016 Liquid Farm Chardonnay White Hill USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Nose shows a touch of pencil shavings with pure lemon and mineral/slate. On the palate, a hint of pithy bitterness then loads of lemon; round on the palate, but very fresh. Very nice.
White
2015 Liquid Farm Chardonnay Golden Slope USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Very nice nose with a touch of smoke and dark citrus; some peel. On the palate, a little richer in style than previous wines; good minerality and a touch of tangerine. Smoke; good lingering tang; a hint of pepper on the finish.
White
2016 Liquid Farm Chardonnay La Hermana USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Gorgeous nose with guava and other tropical fruit. On the palate, loads of acidity and a touch rounder than the previous wines. Good pithy notes; minerality; great acidity and a clean finish.
White
2015 Liquid Farm Chardonnay Bien Bien USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Wonderful rich nose with loads of smoke and pith and pure gold. Very intense on the palate with sweet lemon, minerality and good acidity; very long finish (I bought a btl of this it was so good).
Red
2015 Liquid Farm Pinot Noir SMV Solomon Hills & Bien Nacido USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Beautiful nose; a bit reduced at first, even after being open for 45 min. Loads of spicy cranberry and sour strawberry. Great acidity and more cranberry and strawberry. Peppery with good acidity; maybe a touch green with stem on the finish.
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Red
2016 Liquid Farm Pinot Noir Radian Vineyard USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
A touch of stems then sweet strawberry; very intense on the palate with loads of strawberry and raspberry. Soft and supple, but excellent acidity; soft tannin and a very fresh finish.
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