2013 Paul Lato - Syrah Bien Nacido
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The 2013 Syrah Il Padrino Bien Nacido Vineyard hits the palate with a compelling mélange of blue/purplish fruit, smoke, licorice, dark chocolate, cloves and violets. Today, the 2013 is quite dense and powerful, with the fruit pushed forward and more varietal notes in the background, waiting to emerge. The firm tannins suggest the 2013 needs a few years in bottle to fully come together. This is one of the darkest, most brooding wines in Paul Lato's range.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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As with the Grenache releases, the 2013 Syrah Il Padrino Bien Nacido Vineyard is a bigger, richer wine than the Larner Vineyard release. This inky, mostly opaque 2013 has an off-the-hook bouquet of smoked black fruits, ground black pepper, graphite, bacon fat and marine-like sea-breeze to go with a full-bodied, ultra-pure, elegant and seamless profile on the palate. Beautifully concentrated, multi-dimensional, layered, elegant and with blockbuster length, it's another wine from Paul that has the pedigree to drink splendidly in its youth, yet age gracefully.