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Red
2004 Pax Syrah Castelli-Knight Ranch
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Russian River Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 82
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mattym19 Likes this wine: 92 points
August 19, 2023 - Open in the bottle for about an hour and a half. The nose is not shy, quite ripe, exploding out of the glass with blue and black berries and a beef broth, seaweed thing that brings balance to the fruit and is everything I love about these old Pax wines. Palate is so lovely, concentrated, umami, olive brine, ripe cherries and blackberries, great acidity on the long, fruity, kelp-y finish. It’s a huge wine with a huge personality but it’s so balanced even after almost 20 years. I honestly can’t get enough of this stuff.
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Nanda wrote: 91 points
May 8, 2020 - This has aged quite well with still-rich and dense black fruit that is loaded with black pepper and meat. Rich and dense.
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dbkitc wrote: 90 points
May 28, 2019 - A total contrast to the Kongsgaard. This is all blueberry and exuberant fruit. Decent balancing structure but this is a Syrah fruit bomb. (90)
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rustyRudy Likes this wine: 94 points
February 1, 2017 - Loads of tart red cherries, crisp red raspberry, no hint of fading nor was it showing any faults. Complemented steak and cheese sub. These 2004's are drinking well now.
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andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 94 points
August 16, 2016 - A little off compared to previous bottles. Volatile acidity is concerning. Shows age, dried fruit & plum
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May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126 (link)(Pax Wine Cellars Syrah Castelli Knight Ranch) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
10/1/2007 (link) 94 points(Pax Syrah Castelli-Knight Ranch) Group's #1 (my #1) – 23 pts; 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third, 0 last places – dark red violet color; sexy plum, pepper, roasted meat, liquid pepper and floral nose; tasty, more balanced, complex, roasted meat, roasted fruit, pepper and charcoal palate; medium-plus finish (15.6% alcohol)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- Type Red
- Producer Pax
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Castelli-Knight Ranch
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Russian River Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 241 (33%)
- Consumed 496 (67%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
83% Like It 6 votes
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- ProducerPax
- VarietySyrah
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationRussian River Valley
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