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2004 Pax Wine Cellars Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard The Terraces Mendocino County
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2004 Pax Wine Cellars Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard The Terraces Mendocino County

Producer: Pax Wine Cellars
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: California
Region: Other California
Appellation: Mendocino

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90(+?)? Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2006

($75; includes some co-fermented viognier; from light soil rich in decomposing sandstone and tufa) Saturated medium ruby. Extremely unevolved nose features some exotic suggestions of apricot, peach and spice. Powerful, firmly built and superripe, with penetrating acidity and a distinct peppery element from the fermentation with the stems. Strong in tannic acidity, notes Mahle. As ripe as this is, there's nothing heavy about it. Still, this very juicy, tight wine is distinctly edgy today and is dominated by its spine. Needs patience.

93 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Syrah

While the grape is currently grown throughout the world, the most elegant Syrahs still come from the Northern Rhone valley, particularly the appellations of Côte Rôtie, Cornas, and Hermitage. Here, steep, terraced vineyards help produce full-bodied, intense, tannic wines loaded with white pepper and red fruit. In the vineyard, Syrah is largely cooperative- vines are productive, but not overly vigorous. Skins are thick, helping the grape...
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