2021 "Ora et Labora" Grenache 1.5L

Bien Nacido Vineyard, JD 94 points

"The exceptional 2021 vintage of Ora et Labora from Bien Nacido Vineyard is one of our best showings of a single-vineyard Grenache from this site. A deeply red violet color, the wine brings bing cherry and crushed stones on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine tannins, offering notes of kirsch, bacon, and licorice.  The wine finishes rich and long. A classic Vin-de-Garde Châteauneuf-du-Pape style wine from one of the best California terroirs." - Paul Lato

"...It's easily one of the finest Grenache releases I've tasted from Lato..." - Jeb Dunnuck, August 2023