2014 Syrah Griffin's Lair Vineyard
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The 2016 Syrah Sonoma-Hillsides is without question the star among these new wines from Pax Wine Cellars. It is also one of the most profoundly beautiful California wines I have ever tasted. As always, the Pax wines are a bit richer than those Pax Mahle makes at his Wind Gap label, but much more restrained than they were at the outset.
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This is a terrific set of wines from Pax Mahle's Pax Wine Cellars label. The wines are generally richer and more powerful in style than the wines Mahle makes under his Wind Gap label. Mahle attributes that mostly to the personality of specific sites and where they reach optimal ripeness as opposed to winemaking choices. Syrah forms the core of the range, but there is also plenty to like in some of the recent additions to the range, including the Chenin, Carignan and Gamay.
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Pax Mahle continues to sharpen his focus with the current incarnation of his Pax label. A new Carignane and the Hermit Syrah have both been introduced with the goal of delivering maximum value. The Walker Vine Hill and Kobler Syrahs, both previously vineyard-designates, now go into the Hermit, leaving the Castelli Knight Ranch, Alder Springs and Griffin's Lair Syrahs as single vineyard wines. As always, the Pax wines are a bit richer than the wines Pax Mahle makes at Wind Gap (although far removed from the style of a decade ago), which Mahle ascribes to the personalities of generally warmer sites that ripen at higher sugars. The Syrahs are all done with 100% whole clusters and aged in neutral oak. I was particularly impressed with the 2014s.
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