Orangey-pink color; nice very tart red fruit nose; light bodied but full of flavor with notions of cherry, brown sugar, tart red fruit, minerals; medium finish 91+ pts. (a great food wine)
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Bright red violet color; very enticing nose of black cherry, caramel, mocha, blackberries; tasty, balanced blackberry and blueberry fruit with well integrated caramel oak; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
Rich espresso, mocha, roasted fruit and pepper nose; very tasty and concentrated palate of tar, roasted fruit, fig, pepper; long peppery and chocolate finish
Lovely, focused black cherry and sweet plum nose with vanilla oak; soft entry, tart black fruit, toasty oak, quite tight yet; medium-plus finish (14.2% alcohol)
Rich, brambley framboise and leather nose; tasty palate of tart cherry fruit, pepper and bramble with good acidity and a tobacco note; medium-plus finish (75% Grenache, with Syrah and Mourvedre)
Rich red violet color; nice blackberry, pepper and lavender nose; tight palate of tart plum, white pepper and coffee; medium-plus tangy finish 91+ pts. (needs some years)
Barrel sample - purple red violet color; nice herbaceous nose of leather, roasted fruit, white pepper; tight but focused palate of black fruit, fig, pepper, with hints of bacon and tar; medium-plus finish 92-93+ pts.
Very appealing blueberry, blackberry and jasmine nose; concentrated, rich, blackberry, blueberry and caramel palate (like an amped up version of the Walker Vine Hill), with white pepper toward medium-plus finish 92-94 pts.
2006 Pax Rosé 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Orangey-pink color; nice very tart red fruit nose; light bodied but full of flavor with notions of cherry, brown sugar, tart red fruit, minerals; medium finish 91+ pts. (a great food wine)
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2005 Pax Syrah Walker Vine Hill 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Bright red violet color; very enticing nose of black cherry, caramel, mocha, blackberries; tasty, balanced blackberry and blueberry fruit with well integrated caramel oak; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
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2005 Pax Syrah Obsidian Vineyard 94 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Knights Valley
Rich espresso, mocha, roasted fruit and pepper nose; very tasty and concentrated palate of tar, roasted fruit, fig, pepper; long peppery and chocolate finish
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2005 Pax Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County
Lovely, focused black cherry and sweet plum nose with vanilla oak; soft entry, tart black fruit, toasty oak, quite tight yet; medium-plus finish (14.2% alcohol)
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2005 Pax Cuvée Moriah 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Rich, brambley framboise and leather nose; tasty palate of tart cherry fruit, pepper and bramble with good acidity and a tobacco note; medium-plus finish (75% Grenache, with Syrah and Mourvedre)
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2005 Pax Syrah Cuvée Christine 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Rich red violet color; nice blackberry, pepper and lavender nose; tight palate of tart plum, white pepper and coffee; medium-plus tangy finish 91+ pts. (needs some years)
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