"Perfumed aromatics of framboise, wildflowers, violets, spicy incense, and that classic salty minerality of the appellation all emerge from the 2024 Pinot Noir Atticus John Sebastiano Vineyard, a focused, medium-bodied Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir raised 18 months in 80% new French oak. It has ripe tannins and nicely integrated acidity on the palate. It's another beautiful, ultra-classic wine from Lato to enjoy over the coming 7-8 years, if not a decade. Drink 2026-2036." Jeb Dunnuck 97JD

"Darker ruby/garnet-hued, the 2024 Pinot Noir Stand By Me Drum Canyon Vineyard has complex aromas of red plums, spiced herbs, orange blossom, and bouquet garni. I love its nuanced, slightly feral aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied and beautifully balanced, with ripe tannins and a great finish. Aged 18 months in 65% new French oak, it needs a year in the cellar and will drink nicely over the following decade. Drink 2027-2037." Jeb Dunnuck 96+JD

"A beautifully done Pinot Noir from a site in the Sta. Rita Hills, the 2024 Pinot Noir Seabiscuit Zotovich Vineyard has a slightly deeper, more plum-like hue as well as spicy, layered, complex aromatics of red plums, flowery incense, spice, and bouquet garni. Aged 17 months in 70% new French oak, it's medium-bodied on the palate, with a pure, graceful mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It has another decade at this level. Drink 2026-2036." Jeb Dunnuck 96JD

"Pale gold-hued, the 2025 Sauvignon Blanc O Sole Mio Two Wolves Vineyard has a great nose that reminds me of a top Graves Blanc, with ripe melon, citrus pith, minty herbs, white flowers, and maybe even a hint of white fig. Fermented and aged in a mix of concrete eggs, glass wine globes, and neutral oak for 18 months, it's medium-bodied on the palate, with a juicy, pure, elegant mouthfeel, beautiful overall balance, incredibly well-integrated acidity, and a clean, great finish. I'm a huge fan, and while I'd lean toward drinking it over the coming 4-6 years, I wouldn't be surprised to see it drink well for a decade. Drink 2026-2032." Jeb Dunnuck 94JD

"The 2024 Chardonnay Rincone Vineyard Done & Done is another standout in this lineup, reflecting the more savory, marine-tinged character of the Edna Valley. It's also another wine that feels a touch more dialed back than the norm here, which I find quite attractive. Crushed chalk, oyster shell, lemon blossom, chamomile and marine herbs open into an almost dusty-textured structure. It's uper elegant and nicely integrated. Fabulous stuff." Vinous  95VM

"This vintage of our 'Boogie Nights' brings classic Malvasia Bianca floral aromas and exotic flavors, enhanced by citrus notes of orange blossom, and freshly cut apricots. Medium bodied with notes of passion fruit, mango, and white pepper. This balanced, savory, and well-structured wine finishes strong with Meyer lemon and mandarin orange.  Delicious and elegant, great pairing for most seafood dishes." - Paul Lato

"From the Solomon Hills Vineyard, not far from Bien Nacido, and brought up 17 months in 65% new French oak, the 2023 Pinot Noir Suerte is slightly deep ruby/plum-hued and shows spicy black cherries, black tea, orange blossom, and forest floor notes. It's incredibly complex and layered, medium-bodied on the palate, with a pure, seamless mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and some classic Santa Maria salinity on the finish. It too will keep for a decade. Drink 2025-2035." Jeb Dunnuck 97JD

"One of the standouts in the Paul Lato stable is the 2023 Syrah Il Padrino Bien Nacido Vineyard, sourced from 30+-year-old Estrella plantings in Z Block. Co-fermented with 5% Viognier, it leads with its characteristically complex and multifaceted bouquet, offering up purple flower, cracked pepper, incense, camphor and crushed stone aromas with arresting clarity and harmony. On the palate, it seamlessly melds a punchy, sumptuous texture and velvety richness with a polished framing, concluding with a focused, chalky and layered finish that lingers with myriad savory and spice-driven undertones. This developed quite rapidly in the glass, continuously gaining more and more structural integrity, focus and mineral-inflected backbone, suggesting a solid 15+ years of evolution lies ahead." Wine Advocate 96WA

"Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Cavatina features expressive notes of stewed plums and baked blackberries, giving way to hints of Chinese five spice, tobacco, and bay leaves. The medium- to full-bodied palate is lightly chewy with a lively line cutting through the stewed black fruit flavors, finishing savory." -Lisa Perotti-Brown, 94LPB

"The 2023 Space Cadet (85% Syrah, 15% Grenache from Bien Nacido & Larner) is a velvety, silky wine that marries floral Granche aromatics with dark purple Syrah fruit, mocha, vanilla and spice. Chalky tannins and calibrated acids provide an impeccaboy balanced framework, all wrapped up in velvety smooth contours. The 2023 is impossible to resist." (Drink between 2025-2034)" -Vinous, 95VM" Vinous 95VM

"The 2021 Grenache Ora et Labora Bien Nacido Vineyard comes from 17-year-old Alban clone vines and was matured for 19 months in 25% new French oak. It has slowly unfurling aromas of black cherry and plum, lilac and lavender, plus touches of blood orange, mushroom and tobacco. The full-bodied palate is hedonistic with highly concentrated, fragrant flavors framed by powdery tannins, and its mouthwatering acidity and floral finish call you back to the glass for another sip. 100 cases were made." Wine Advocate 96WA