Community Tasting Note

King Cab wrote:

Saturday, June 8, 2013 - Syrah can be a funny thing (not haha funny). Sometimes it catches you off guard and sometimes your know exactly what you are getting. It if for the latter I choose to drink 10 year old PAX Syrahs; no surprises. Damn world is too full of surprises already.
Dark and opaque, the nose is as perfect a Cali Syrah nose as you could want. Sweet blue black fruits with a touch of mushroom and black pepper. Once on the palate this reveals a cornucopia of great stuff: Blueberries, cassis, blackberries and black raspberries all reside here. Interesting notes of the aforementioned. A lovely interweaving of creaminess, plushness and balance with nothing sticking you in the eye. The pepper turns white and sneaks up from behind or toward the finish, say 4/5ths of the way through. Tannins are commanding but tame and acidity deft. Finish remains true and long.A fantastic mouth-feel but the big plus on this is a near imperceptible line of menthol running through it. It's really only noticeable until after the wine is gone and you breath in. Super interesting on this. I think here-in lies the Castelli-Knight magic. I opted for this as a Saturday mulling around the house drink, and I chose well.

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