2023 Paul Lato Chardonnay, "Ma Jolie" Peake Ranch Vineyard
"The 2023 Chardonnay Peake Ranch Vineyard Ma Jolie is cool-toned and flinty, with a distinctly reductive nose of toasted hazelnut, orange peel and baking spices. Very rounded and supple, it's a Chardonnay of sumtuous texture and creamy intensity. Mellow, gentle acidity lends support through the long, floral-inflected finish. Drink 2025-2031." -Vinous, 92VM
One of Santa Barbara County's most storied producers, for more than 2 decades Paul has been crafting some of most lavish and refined wines along the Central Coast. A master at coaxing all of the perfumed aromatics of his Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Rhône productions, his true talent lies in putting those genies back into the bottle on the palate, combining the decadence of the grape on the nose with the quiet power of site in the glass. A master.
