Santa Barbara County’s newest AVA
under varying topsoils of clay and sand
The 2016 carries special significance: it was the final vintage made under the Gardinier family
beautifully refined tannins and taut acidity create an ample
now accessible in a modern can format
Julian Haart Riesling 1,000L 2024 060526OFFER Santa Barbara County’s newest AVADespite only four hectares of vines, Julian Haart has gone full cult. He learned under Egon Muller and Klaus Peter Keller, the two most culty figures in Germany, and his focus is squarely on tradition: steel tanks left to rust, old wood barrels (1,000 liter fuders) brought back to life. The "1,000L" is the entry tier, named for the fuder it came from, and it pulls from young vines in Piesporter sites including Goldtropfchen. This is the heart of the