Pax Sonoma Hillsides Syrah 2023
#1 Rated Syrah in the World, 2025 (Vinous)
98 Points, Vinous – 96 Points, James Suckling
Every year this is amongst the highest scoring domestic Syrahs, but in the 2023 vintage, this isn’t amongst the highest – it’s the top dog by far. This is rated two points higher than Syrah in the world at the moment, a testament to the insane sourcing that goes into this special bottling. Some of Sonoma County’s top cool-climate Syrah growing areas is the secret behind Raymond Trollat’s Northern Rhone-inspired whole-cluster masterpiece. So much elegance, so much precision – one of the all-time great California Syrahs.
Original price was: $75.00.$60.00Current price is: $60.00.
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98 Points, Antonio Galloni – Vinous
“The 2023 Syrah Sonoma Hillsides is one of the greatest wines I have tasted from Pax Mahle. The Hillsides is a blend of the best sites in the range, fermented in cement with whole clusters and also aged in cement. The long growing season resulted in a rich, heady wine with intense fruit and perfectly ripe tannins. Magnificent.”
96 Points, James Suckling
Very pure and perfumed aromas of blackberries, dark cherries, plums, cured meat, dried herbs and violets. The palate is supple, with seamlessly integrated tannins and bright acidity, giving flavors of mulberries, graphite, black olives and mocha. A serious northern Rhone-inspired with a soft touch. Excellent. Drink or hold.
True Syrah lovers line up around the block to get a taste of the wines of Pax Mahle Wine Cellars. They’re focused almost entirely on the production of premium vineyard-designated Syrah based wines and they are both critic and consumer darlings.
They focus on cooler climate sites in the Northern Coast of California which they believe is the place to be to make truly world-class Syrah. They use indigenous fermentations, minimal handling and the finest French Oak for their barrels and bottle without filtering or fining to bring to people the purest most unadulterated version of the fruit.
The newly released 2023 ‘Sonoma Hillsides’ Syrah is an absolute beauty, a game-changer and one that Antonio called, “one of the greatest wines I have tasted from Pax Mahle”. If you love Syrah, you better snag a few bottles while we still have this 98-point beauty in stock.
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