Seabiscuit Zotovich Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, pan-seared salmon, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept Zotovich Vineyard in the cool Sta. Rita Hills AVA, Paul Lato's 'Seabiscuit' Pinot Noir is named in honor of the legendary, resilient American racehorse. The vineyard is celebrated for its extremely pale, diatomaceous, and sandy soils, which force the vines to struggle and dig deep, resulting in small, concentrated berries. Lato's winemaking philosophy of minimal intervention allows this unique terroir to shine, producing a Pinot Noir of remarkable energy, tension, and grace. The wine is typically aged in select French oak barrels, balancing the natural, vibrant acidity and saline minerality of the maritime climate with a luxurious, velvety texture and deep fruit purity.
🍾 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