Cavatina Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Prime ribeye steak, slow-braised beef short ribs, roasted leg of lamb.
✨ Technical Specifications
Named after the short, lyrical operatic song, Paul Lato's 'Cavatina' Cabernet Sauvignon is a masterclass in harmony and poise, reflecting the winemaker's passion for classical music and artisanal craftsmanship. Sourced from select premier vineyards in Napa Valley, this wine represents Lato's venture into California's most famous Cabernet territory, bringing his signature sensitivity—focused on texture, balance, and restraint—to the powerful fruit of Napa. The wine undergoes meticulous fermentation and aging in French oak barrels, resulting in a sophisticated expression that trades overwhelming power for seamless integration, vibrant acidity, and deep, layered complexity.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2002 by Polish-born former sommelier Paul Lato, Paul Lato Wines is an acclaimed boutique winery based in Santa Barbara County, California. Guided by an artisanal, hands-off winemaking philosophy that prioritizes terroir transparency and balance, Lato works with some of the Central Coast's most prestigious cool-climate vineyards, including Bien Nacido, Solomon Hills, and Larner. The winery has achieved international critical acclaim for its intensely aromatic, textured, and nuanced small-lot Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache, and Chardonnay, which are celebrated for their pure fruit expression, structural precision, and distinctive poetic cuvée designations.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon