Pax

Syrah North Coast

2021
North Coast
California
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Pax See-RAH North Coast
Varietal
Syrah
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Flavors
Blackberry Blackberry
Lavender Lavender
Smoke Smoke
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Palate Character

Balance & Finesse 2 Rich & Full 2 Light & Bright 2 Smooth & Silky 2 Round & Fleshy 2 Tone & Backbone 1 Powerful & Extracted 2 Bright & Crisp 2
Tone & Backbone
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Tasting Notes
Medium plus bodied, with plus acidity and tannin, displaying layers of blackberry, red berries, lavender, mint, and leather, finishing with black pepper and smoke.   
COLOR
Red/Violet Tinge
BODY
TANNIN
ACIDITY
SWEET
ALCOH.
13%
GRAPE(S)
Syrah
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Why this wine made the cut…

Complex, layered Syrah that deftly balances power and restraint.

Sonoma, California
GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Syrah
100% See-RA
Syrah is widely planted throughout the world, but that was not so until the late twentieth century when Syrah was principally grown in the Rhone Valley and, as Shiraz, in Australia. Stylistically, the Palate Character of Syrah can vary depending on ripeness from a rich Round & Fleshy, Tone & Backbone, to a Powerful & Extracted. The flavors and aromas can also vary with a dark, sometimes sweet, fruit character, varying amount of spice, floral, and earth, and smoke, and meaty aromas and flavors.
Country / State
California
Region
North Coast
Producer
Pax
Vintage
2021

Pax

Sonoma, California


Pax and Pam Mahle moved to wine country in 1997 to pursue a career in the wine business. After a few years tasting and sourcing Californian wines for Dean and Deluca, Pax decided to launch his own brand, and in 2000 made his first wine. 


Pax’s focus was syrah, working with growers in cool-climate vineyards from Mendocino and Sonoma. He is extremely selective of the vineyards he works with, weighing location, soil, exposition, the dedication of growers, and sustainability. 

Pax wines seek to balance ripe grapes with good acidity to yield powerful yet structured and nuanced wines.