Lieu Dit Chenin Blanc 2017

Chenin Blanc

90 Robert
Parker

3.8 Very Good (40)

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Product Details

Varietal

Chenin Blanc

Producer

Lieu Dit

Vintage

2017

Size

750ML

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Winemaker Notes

From old Chenin vines planted in the early 80’s on very sandy soils in the Foxen Canyon District of the Santa Ynez Valley. It is tank fermented, then transferred to neutral wood for the winter then racked back to tank for a few months before bottling.

Professional Ratings

90 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2017 Chenin Blanc features scents of baker's yeast, cheese rind, toast, candle wax and smoke/gunflint accents with red apple skin, crushed stone and some woolly funkiness in the background. It's light to medium-bodied, earthy and mineral-driven in the mouth with tangy acidity and a long, textured finish. Yum! 1,500 cases produced.

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Lieu Dit is a partnership of longtime friends Eric Railsback and Justin Willett. The two met in Santa Barbara while Eric was finishing college and Justin was just beginning his career in winemaking. The two were among a small group of young winemakers and restaurateurs in Santa Barbara unified by a common interest in wine and all its mysteries.

After countless bottles shared together and many trips to France, Railsback and Willett decided to found Lieu Dit in 2011 and focus it solely in the varieties indigenous to the Loire Valley, now grown in Santa Barbara County. The varied micro-climates and marine based soils of Santa Barbara County are ideally suited to this set of grapes. Lieu Dit centers on Sauvignon Blanc and more limited bottlings of Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc and Rose and produces around 2500 cases annually. Each vintage, the quest for purity, elegance, and balance in every wine is paramount.

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