2003 Pax Syrah Walker Vine Hill

Community Tasting Notes (83) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  1/27/2024 - mattym19 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Love this stuff; nose is dark and exploding out of the glass with dark chocolate, blueberry, blackberry, black licorice, leather, cinnamon, white pepper. Very complex and compelling. Palate is juicy with black cherries, crushed rock, tannins are smooth but still really present. In a great spot, clearly has plenty of time left.

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  8/17/2021 - GlenviewGSW Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I really question the professional reviews sometimes. WS says drink by 2012! Really? This wine is still drinking well in 2021. Fleshy and fruity with supple well integrated tannins but still some zing on the finish. Some small grain residual sediment in the glass but not fetched taste. Drinking pretty strong at 18 years old. I would say this is a wine to PnP with brief aeration. It will break down somewhat after a couple hours open.

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  1/18/2021 - hsacks Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Not quite as rich and complex as the 1/21/17 butstill a very delicious wine. Impressive at 118 years of age!

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  8/9/2020 - Mark Brandon wrote:

  If blinded, I would have said Hermitage from the 90's. Surprisingly old-world.

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  10/27/2019 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 91 Points

  At 15.4% ABV. this is big, bold, dense and extracted but in much more balance than the '02 Castelli-Knight Ranch we had yesterday. Zero prunes, zero raisins. All fresh dark fruit and a nice note of black pepper. Not as funky/gamy as I would have expected it at this age. Tannins are silky smooth, acid is medium. Reminded me of premium Australian shiraz. Quite enjoyable.
  PAIRING: Seco de Carne Peruano [A+]

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