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2004 Pax Wine Cellars Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard The Emerald Pool Mendocino County
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2004 Pax Wine Cellars Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard The Emerald Pool Mendocino County

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

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

($75; 100% whole clusters, from what Mahle describes as a gravelly spot and the first to be picked; features 16.2% alcohol and a pH of 4.15) Saturated ruby. Tarry, raw cassis and kirsch complicated by star anise, pepper and a whiff of white fruit on the nose. Highly concentrated and densely packed, with powerful dark fruit flavors complicated by spices, pepper, minerals, burnt cinders and sexy woodsmoke. Distinctly feral wine ("the evil side of syrah," comments Mahle). Finishes with outsized tannins.

94-96+ Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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