JEB DUNNUCK 96 POINTS - "Spiced red and black raspberries, sappy flowers, iodine, and spicy notes define the 2022 Pinot Noir Stand By Me Drum Canyon Vineyard, a solid, structured, focused 2022 that has some classic Sta. Rita Hills savory, salty notes, plenty of tannins, and a great finish. It deserves a year or two of bottle age and will evolve gracefully through 2034."
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 95 POINTS - "I found the 2022 Pinot Noir Stand By Me Drum Canyon Vineyard to be one of the more impressive wines in the Paul Lato stable. A powerful, sophisticated and energetic mélange of black fruits, dried cloves, orange peel and soy aromas introduce a robust, medium-bodied palate oozing with class, precision and tension. The finish combines a slow-moving, fine-grained tannic intensity with weightless persistence and stunning length—a beautiful marriage of stylistic confidence and site transparency."
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 95 POINTS - "I found the 2022 Pinot Noir Stand By Me Drum Canyon Vineyard to be one of the more impressive wines in the Paul Lato stable. A powerful, sophisticated and energetic mélange of black fruits, dried cloves, orange peel and soy aromas introduce a robust, medium-bodied palate oozing with class, precision and tension. The finish combines a slow-moving, fine-grained tannic intensity with weightless persistence and stunning length—a beautiful marriage of stylistic confidence and site transparency."
