2019 Paul Lato Pinot Noir Stand By Me Drum Canyon Vineyard
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The 2019 Pinot Noir Drum Canyon Vineyard Stand by Me is a powerful, virile wine. Black cherry, spice, lavender, gravel and chocolate bring out a decidedly dark expression of the Sta. Rita Hills. This is an especially brooding, potent style. A few years in bottle are a must.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Black cherries, raspberry, exotic flowers, spicy herbs, and subtle marine-like nuances emerge from the 2019 Pinot Noir Stand By Me Drum Canyon Vineyard, a medium to full-bodied, focused, nicely structured Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir. With good mid-palate depth, a savory, complex, Gevrey-like character, ripe tannins, and outstanding length, this beauty will benefit from a year of bottle age and cruise for 7-8 years, if not a decade. It's one of the more focused, structured Pinot Noirs in the lineup in 2019.