Pax Grenache Mourvedre Syrah 2021

Pax and Pam Mahle moved to California in 1997 to pursue careers in wine, and after a few years of tasting and sourcing wine from all over the state for Dean & Deluca, Pax realized he needed to be on the frontlines of winemaking rather than behind the scenes, and made the decision to start his own brand in 2000. The Mahles made the bold choice of favoring the “untapped potential” of the Syrah grape at that time. Initially known for his rich and powerful expressions of Syrah that put him on the map, Pax’s style took a major turn to fresher, lower alcohol profiles as he began working with new vineyard sources in cooler, coastal areas of Sonoma. His wines today are balanced and elegant, with a nod to the Old World.

PAX GSM :

• Practicing Organic

• 40% Grenache 40% Mourvedre 20% Syrah

• 65% sourced from Alder Springs Vineyard, 30% from Halcon Vineyard

• 100% whole cluster fermentation

• Aged in concrete and neutral French oak 500L Puncheons

• Free SO2 – 20ppm

• 13.5% ab

Pax believes that “great wines can only be made from great vineyards”, which guides their highly selective decision-making process in choosing sites that are farmed sustainably by dedicated growers that will produce healthy grapes with balanced acids and sugars. All wines are crushed by foot and hand, and fermented using only natural yeasts. Their goal is to produce wines with as little intervention as possiblE.

Floral and effusive this vibrant purple beast is layered and exotic and loaded to the brim with lavender, herbs, flowers and fruit. Dense and concentrated but not thick and syrupy. Zesty and unmistakably delicious, this is absolutely crushable now, but sure to gain nuance with some bottle age, if you choose to stash a few bottles in your cellar.