REGION | United States, California, Sonoma County |
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VARIETAL | Syrah |
TYPE | Red Wine |
SIZE | 750ml |
ABV | 12.5% |
List price: | $60.99 |
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Sale price: | $45.99 |
You save: | $15.00 (25%) |
Notes | |||
"Tar, white pepper, figs, wet gravel, kalamata olives and dried plums. The fruit can be coaxed out with some air, but it is the spice and the olives and the tar which drive this earthy and old-world styled Syrah. Medium bodied and silky, unlike its predecessors this wine needs time to be enjoyed at its peak." —winemaker |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"The 2019 Syrah Sonoma Hillsides is once again the star of this range from Pax Mahle. Rich and exotic, with notable depth, the Hillsides is quite a bit brighter than the other Syrahs in the portfolio. Red cherry, plum, pomegranate, mocha, spice, leather and tobacco abound. The whole clusters are present, but nearly buried by the sheer intensity of the fruit. As always, the Hillsides is a blend taken from several sites, done with 100% whole clusters and aged in concrete. Every time I taste the Hillsides, I think the same thing: why doesn't Pax Mahle treat all his Syrahs this way?" —Antonio Galloni, Vinous |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Syrah | red meat or game | Cheddar, Asiago, Canestrato, goat cheese, Gouda, Gruyere, Muenster, Pecorino, Piaveda, Gouda or Parmesan | pepper, mushroom or earthy sauces |