94
points
Pax 2007 Kobler Family Vineyard Syrah (Green Valley)
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$45
Awesome. A superior California Syrah, one of the finest of the vintage. Although it’s dry, it’s massive in blackberry and blueberry pie filling fruit, with interesting complexities of smoked meats, black pepper, minerals from the earth, cola and sandalwood. Just delicious now, and should hold in the bottle over the next six years.
— S.H.
(7/1/2011)
87
points
Pax 2007 Cuvée Christine Syrah (North Coast)
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$45
A touch overripe, showing some bitter, dried raisinskin notes. If you can get past that, you’ll find plenty of rich blackberry, dark chocolate, plum, beef jerky and black pepper flavors.
— S.H.
(7/1/2011)