Matinee Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Paul Lato's 'Matinee' Pinot Noir is crafted as an inviting prelude to his highly acclaimed single-vineyard masterpieces. Drawing inspiration from the world of cinema and theater—a recurring theme in Lato's cuvée names—the 'Matinee' represents an early-show performance that is accessible, vibrant, and immediately engaging. Sourced from select premier vineyards across Santa Barbara County, this wine beautifully marries the cool-climate energy of the Santa Maria Valley with the structured intensity of the Sta. Rita Hills. Lato applies the same meticulous, minimal-intervention winemaking techniques here as he does for his reserve bottlings, utilizing gentle French oak aging to shape a Pinot Noir defined by its silky texture, bright red fruit aromatics, and elegant balance. It captures the essence of the Central Coast's maritime-influenced terroir in a style that is both sophisticated and approachable.
🍾 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