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2005 Pax Wine Cellars Syrah Obsidian Vineyard Knights Valley
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2005 Pax Wine Cellars Syrah Obsidian Vineyard Knights Valley

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

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94 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2007

($50) Inky ruby. A huge, room-filling bouquet of dark cherry, blackcurrant, candied violet and licorice offers enormous sex appeal and great clarity. Lush, inky and powerfully built, with impressively energetic dark berry and cherry compote flavors. Very fine tannins add support but this is almost too big for its pants. Lovely boysenberry and mulberry flavors are given focus by subtle minerality, with the finish showing outstanding focus and persistence. I was really struck by the mix of ripeness and freshness here.

88 Points | Wine Spectator
96+ Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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