Lieu Dit Blanc De Mer Santa Barbara County

The name means "white of the sea," a pithy foreshadowing of the salinity and texture uplifting the florals, with lemon and orange peel crescendoing as it opens. Eric Railsback and Justin Willett turned a friendship into Lieu Dit and have since become fixtures of Santa Barbara's low-intervention scene, chasing the fresher, more elegant register of California. The fruit comes from storied sites — McGinley, China Blue, Happy Canyon, and Jurassic Park — each lot fermented separately on native yeast, then aged in a mix of neutral oak and stainless. Bright citrus, yellow apple, and pear; vibrant and mineral-driven. There's real texture and salinity

Food Pairing: oysters, mussels with lavender and cilantro, sushi and sashimi, miso chicken