Tyler Winery Bien Nacido Vineyard Old Vine Pinot Noir 2017
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The 2017 Tyler Winery Bien Nacido Vineyard Old Vine Pinot Noir is a wine of density and power while still remaining fresh and bright. The Bien Nacido ‘Old Vine’ is super expressive with fresh black cherry fruit, complex notes of herbs de Provence, Darjeeling tea, and gunpowder.
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Tyler Winery’s 2017 Bien Nacido Old Vine Pinot Noir is the final vintage for this wine, as the original vines planted in 1973 have at unfortunately seen their final days. The herbal, reductive nose found here is consistent across multiple wines sourced these old vines, and gives way to a plush, generous palate. The finish takes a bright and angular turn, with flavors orange rind, red licorice and rhubarb. The end of an era, but handled beautifully.
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We believe wine should be elegant and honest, and must possess aromatic purity.
In order to best convey the individuality of each site, we try to be modern in our thinking and classic in our approach. Great effort had been made not only to seek out vineyards of pedigree, but also to seek out vines with age. We now work with a number of the oldest vineyard blocks in the County and believe this is essential in our quest for both purity and intesity. Furthermore, close collaboration with each of our growers along with focused, minimal handling of fruit and wine allow us the best opportunity to achieve our goals.
We currently produce 12 different bottlings each year from 22 parcels within 7 different vineyard sites. Total production is approximately 2500 cases annually.
Santa Maria Valley lies mainly in northern Santa Barbara County, with a small portion of it overlapping southern San Luis Obispo County. It is close to the Pacific, and runs east-west, which means warmer air in the eastern end draws cool air off the ocean in the west, and brings it through the valley. This effect, combined with abundant sunshine, lengthens the growing season. The longer growing season leads to long hang time, which promotes both ripeness and optimal acidity levels in grape berries. As early as the 1970’s, Santa Maria Valley was recognized as being a superior source of wine grapes, certainly including Chardonnay and Syrah. But arguably the top variety here is Pinot Noir.
Originally a domain primarily of growers, including the Miller Family of the justifiably famous Bien Nacido Vineyard, this AVA is now home to over 30 wineries. Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir consistently offers full flavors of cherry, strawberry and raspberry, often accompanied by notes of spice, cola, vanilla and earth. They show impressive balance and elegance, as well as great versatility with food.