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Lieu Dit, Chenin Blanc 'Santa Ynez Valley', 2023

White Wine from California, United States
by Lieu Dit
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Lieu Dit is a collaboration between Eric Railsback and Justin Willett, focused on Loire varieties grown in Santa Barbara County. Their Chenin Blanc comes from sandy, well-drained soils in the Santa Ynez Valley and is vinified with native yeasts and no heavy oak, keeping things fresh, textural, and true to grape and place.

The 2023 vintage shows bright pear, yellow apple, lemon peel, and a touch of chamomile, with saline minerality and a gentle waxy note that nods to its Loire cousins. The palate is clean and energetic, with enough texture to handle food but enough zip to drink on its own.

Whether you're pairing it with seafood, goat cheese, or just sipping solo, Lieu Dit Chenin Blanc 2023 offers a refreshing, honest, and highly drinkable snapshot of California's cooler-climate white wine potential.

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Robert Parker

91 points

"The 2023 Chenin Blanc clearly displays the radiant, focused nature of the vintage, leading with an incisive nose of lemon curd and crushed stones bolstered by exotic, waxy and floral accents. The palate is similarly spry and tensile yet displays a lovely creamy breadth that supports the bright, airy finish." —Matthew Luczy

More about Lieu Dit

Eric Railsback and Justin Willett met in Santa Barbara and spent years obsessing over Loire Valley wines before deciding to grow them themselves. Lieu Dit has quietly become one of the best low-intervention producers on the Central Coast, focusing on Sauvignon Blanc and the odd gem of Chenin Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne, or Cabernet Franc. Fresh, elegant, and deeply thought-through.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chenin Blanc

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

100% Chenin BlancSourced from Happy Canyon Vineyard, Block 1B in Santa Ynez ValleyPositas Fine Sandy Loam with chert & serpentineNative yeast fermentation in stainless steel tank and neutral oak barrelAged in neutral French oak during the winter and racked into stainless steel in the spring12.5% Alc

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roasted chicken, white fish, soft cheeses, light pasta, California Mediterranean cuisine

Tasting Profile

Medium-bodied white with stone fruit and citrus notes, bright acidity, mineral-driven palate, dry crisp finish with honey undertones.

Lieu Dit is a winery based in Lompoc, California making delicious local wines from only indigenous Loire varietals. The varied micro-climates and marine based soils of Santa Barbara County are ideally suited to this set of grapes and creates wines that have that definitive California fruit character while retaining the freshness and acidity of their French counterparts.

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