Drum Canyon Vineyard Stand By Me Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–12 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, pan-seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted from the dramatic, wind-swept slopes of the Sta. Rita Hills, Paul Lato's 'Stand By Me' Pinot Noir is sourced from the steep, challenging terrain of the Drum Canyon Vineyard. Planted on extreme hillsides exposed to intense maritime winds and fog from the nearby Pacific Ocean, the vines struggle in sandy, diatomaceous soils, yielding tiny, highly concentrated berries. The evocative name 'Stand By Me' reflects Lato's deeply personal, emotional approach to winemaking, drawing inspiration from classic music and cinema to celebrate loyalty, friendship, and enduring quality. In the cellar, Lato employs minimal intervention, utilizing native yeast fermentation and aging in select French oak barrels to preserve the vineyard's signature high-toned red fruit, exotic spices, and vibrant mineral tension. The resulting wine is celebrated for its remarkable energy, structural integrity, and velvety textural elegance.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.2-14.5%