Pax Mahle Syrah Sonoma HillsidesWinery notes: "After an incredibly extensive tasting of great vintages from the cellar of Raymond Trollat, Pax expressed his interest in creating a wine label designed as an ode to the iconic French winemaker. Raymond immediately led him down to the cellar, shocking everyone by offering him a leftover roll of his very own labels. Someone more fluent in French quickly explained the miscommunication and all was resolved, but the story never fails to

lifted by rose petal

and immediately started commanding steep prices on the secondary market

"What a gorgeous wine

it needs a lot of swirling to begin to unlock a powerful nose of crème de cassis

noted way back in 1728 that “this wine has qualities of which neither the Latin nor the French language can explain… I am not able to express the delicacy and excellence

ash and violets on the nose

but also aristocratic

everything is MORE

but no less complex

This beauty continues on the palate: it’s lean and elegant

that are multi-dimensional

4% Petit Verdot (final assemblage may vary slightly)• Vine Age: 50+ years average• Soils: Deep Günzian gravel over limestone• Harvest: Manual