2017 Paul Lato 'Il Padrino' Syrah Bien Nacido Vyd RATING WE 98 offer a distinct character of

offer a distinct character of freshness and a perfect sense of being just ripe throughout

with a barely perceptible

as riffs on persimmon

along with fennel and sweet onion

ripe fruit and wild herbs

2017 Paul Lato 'Il Padrino' Syrah Bien Nacido Vyd RATING WE 98 offer a distinct character of99 Points Jeb Dunnuck: Inkier colored, the 2017 Syrah Il Padrino comes from the Bien Nacido Vineyard, which is a hillside vineyard located just outside of Santa Maria. Completely destemmed and aged 20 months in new French oak, it reveals a textbook bouquet of crme de cassis, blueberries, lavender, crushed rocks, pepper, iodine, and assorted meaty nuances. This gives way to an ultra fine, full bodied, concentrated Syrah that has no hard edges, heavenly