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• jkscully Likes this wine:

  October 17, 2023 - The fruit is a bit cooked (too hot) for my preference and I’d also like a little more acid for freshness, especially from Santa Maria Valley (maybe I should have opened it earlier?), but this is still very good. Rich plum, strawberry, and raspberry fruit, but with a smoky undertone. Tart cranberries too. There’s hints of violet flowers, chocolate, Syrah-like umami/meatiness, spice bread, leather, tobacco, and wet autumn forest. These flavors are where this wine shines best. The oak is just right: subtle hints of vanilla and freshly cut wood, but not overbearing. Lots of minerality too and some sweet caramel on the finish along with a hint of cayenne pepper. I enjoyed this, but I had really high expectations and wanted to enjoy it more. I’d be curious to try a bottle of this in a cooler vintage. And in general, I would like to try more bottles from Paul Lato.
  
  This drank well right from the first pour, but held up well throughout the course of the day. Good match with salmon, though I liked this even better with Solomonov’s Kale/Nut/Apple salad. The nuttiness, pomegranate seeds, bright sumac onions, and earthy kale were just the right thing. I also really liked this on its own.

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