Paul Lato "Suerte" Pinot Noir Solomon Hills

Suerté is richly perfumed with dark cherry, raspberry, and exotic spice on the nose. The palate is refined and supple, unfolding notes of star anise, cherry, and a hint of clove—a powerfully fruited wine with deep mossy undertones and a definitive acidity present from start to finish. Beautifully textured, it boasts impressive length and fine, chalk-dusted tannins, culminating in an elegant finish. This wine is sure to evolve beautifully and deserves 3-4 years of age to highlight the integration of fruit and spice truly.

The deepest and darkest of Paul Lato's Pinot Noir offerings, the 2022 Pinot Noir Suerte Solomon Hills Vineyard opens with intense, perfumed aromas of blueberries, black plums, black tea and rose petals. On the palate, it perfectly marries the restrained opulence and subtle concentration of the house style with the site's classically lifted, ethereal texture. The finish is long, layered and saline, capturing both vertical focus and horizontal richness in great detail. As impressive as this is at this early stage, it was still quite buttoned up and will surely unwind after a year or so.

The 2022 Pinot Noir Solomon Hills Vineyard Suerte shows all the pedigree of this site, even in this challenging vintage. Black cherry, mocha, new leather, licorice, plum and cloves are all amplified in this large-scaled, broad Pinot. The only limiting factor here was the vintage.