2021 "Ora et Labora" Grenache

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