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2003 Pax Wine Cellars Syrah Kobler Family Vineyard Green Valley Russian River Valley
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WS 92
RP 92

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2003 Pax Wine Cellars Syrah Kobler Family Vineyard Green Valley Russian River Valley

Producer: Pax Wine Cellars
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: California
Region: Sonoma
Appellation: Russian River Valley

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93(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2005

($60; includes 10% co-fermented viognier; from a very cool Green Valley vineyard farmed biodynamically) Saturated medium ruby. Distinctly Northern Rhone- like aromas of blackberry, minerals, gunflint and violet. Supple on entry, then quite suave in the middle, with spicy, peppery black fruit flavors nicely framed by harmonious acidity. Impressively deep, structured wine that really builds toward the back end. This has the lowest pH (3.67) and lowest alcohol (14.8%) of any of the Pax 2003 syrahs.

92 Points | Wine Spectator
92 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Pax '03 Kobler Vineyard Syrah
07/10/2005
by Cardsandwine
6/05: Remarkable wine. Very much in the style of the Northern Rhone. Well balanced, with a spicy bouquet and lush finish. (92)

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