A single-vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir from vines Richard Sanford — the man who put this corner of Santa Barbara on the map — planted in 1997, just west of his own Sanford & Benedict. La Rinconada sits on elder clay loam over shale. Justin Willett, a Santa Barbara native, founded Tyler in 2005 while working as assistant winemaker at Arcadian, and spent those years building the relationships with the caretakers of the area's best sites that now give him access to vineyards like this one. The house style is stated plainly: delicacy and balance, with structure and nuance favored above all else — which in practice means Pinot that leans cool-climate and savory rather than sweet and oaky. Hand-harvested, fermented with native yeast in wood vats with punch-downs, no shortcuts. If you've been looking for California Pinot that drinks like it was made by someone who loves Burgundy, this is the address.