2023 Paul Lato Syrah, "Il Padrino" Syrah, Bien Nacido Vineyard
"The 2023 Syrah Bien Nacido Vineyard Il Padrino is explosively aromatic and voluptuous. Powerful blue/black fruit, black pepper, tobacco and violet notes weave through the palate. The Il Padrino is a supremely confident wine, marrying generous textures with subtle, salty acids and a perfectly calibrated web of upright tannins. Ten percent Viognier in the co-ferment and 10% whole clusters in the SYrah lend lift and intrique (Drink between 2025-2035)" -Vinous, 95VM
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.
