2016 Paul Lato Pinot Noir The Prospect Sierra Madre Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  12/8/2023 - Harbthewineguy Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Top notch pinot noir! Very well balanced and at 7 years old this wine can go much further. The red cherry, strawberry, and cranberry fruits are vibrant and well blended with a hint of black tea, spices, and minerals that make it oh so delicious and smooth. Great complexity in the layers of flavor with a long finish.

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  3/2/2023 - Oldmanzin Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Red fruit, cinnamon, underbrush come together in a well balanced Pinot noir. Great depth and texture. Aromatically delightful. This is a layered wine that excites all the senses. Outstanding juice.

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  8/27/2022 - Dnacabernet Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Drank this from a PNP. Wonderfully balanced, soft, rounded, but with enough fruit and energy to keep coming back to the glass over and over again. Paul's wines are not cheap but I am increasingly finding that his pinots are the only higher-priced pinot offerings that are worth the freight. QPR at $60 is fair but I would still buy it again at this price. I do not see this wine improving with additional bottle time.

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  8/16/2022 - jshufelt wrote:

  Decanted one hour before service. In the glass, clear and pale pink at the rim with a slightly violet meniscus, shading to medium-dark ruby red at the core. On the nose, equal parts strawberries and cherries. On the palate, cherries, thyme, nutmeg, and a nice spine of acidity and wet stone that keeps everything in balance. Wish I had picked up more than one bottle of this.

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  11/12/2021 - ozziewine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Another solid Lato Pinot. Strong aftertaste of tea, very interesting. Dark fruit, zero tannin, very smooth.
  Give it a minimum 1-2 hours of air and it continues to improve over the drinking period - about two hours.
  Traditional Pinot Bowl for me with Mrs. Ozziewine preferring the New World Pinot Bowl.

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