2021 Lieu Dit Rosé, Santa Barbara County

"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. They 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 as well as limited bottlings of Melon de Bourgogne, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc and Rosé of Pinot Noir. Each vintage, the quest for purity, elegance, and balance in every wine is paramount."

"Why make Cabernet Franc just three ways when you can make it four?

Last year, we experimented with rosé of Cabernet Franc for the first time—and we haven’t looked back.

Shimmering pale copper - a complement to the golden hours of the season’s longer days - our rosé first presents rose hips and wild strawberry, and then meets the palate with Franc’s singular herbal undertones." -- Winery