Pax, Syrah Alder Springs, Mendocino County

Dark garnet, saturated color. Aromatics of lavender, smoke and a touch of creosote. This wine still shows primary fruit with zero tannins and is a great example of what it once was with all its power and verve. EG, #winearchitect; #architecturalartistry . . . . #Pax; #paxaldersprings; #rhoneranger; #aldersprings

2006 vintage

Agree with the 2018 tasting notes of Brettay and Mike D. Wine killed. In a great spot right now.

2006 vintage

14.9% abv. Dark garnet, plus aromatics. Ripe plum, cassis with mint overtones. Exceptional depth, length and richness. No rush to consume these.

2006 vintage

This was a real treat. There is a lot of buzz about how the earlier Pax wines don't age well, but has handled the last 12 years with flying colors. It is still dark and brooding, but it is not the enormous bruiser that I remember from its release. The wine is ripe but still fresh with dark berries, an uplifting floral element and a beautiful fresh saline component that I absolutely adore and commonly experienced in Pax wines of …

2006 vintage

Figured this vintage was on the edge so made sure to decant for 6 hours. when first opened, the nose was mainly alcohol but when it was time to drink, the bouquet was much more pleasant with flowers and licorice. No surprise that the color was a deep purple hue. The wine was heavy bodied but supple. Although a bit grippy and the end, the wine drank well with a great roast and heavily creamed scalloped potatoes. If you have …

2006 vintage

Cedar, blueberries, blackberries, spice, and a hint of floral in the nose. Blackberries and licorice in the flavor. Well balanced wine with nice complexity and a long finish.

2006 vintage

CHERRIES, EARTHINESS, SPICE, AND A TOUCH OF LICORICE IN THE NOSE. PLUMS, BLACK CHERRIES, AND EARTHINESS IN THE FLAVOR. LONG FINISH.

2006 vintage

Delicious blackberry and boysenberry on the nose and palate with earth and spice notes on the long finish.

2006 vintage

Dark blue fruit flavors with pepper and spice. Drink now, fruit is starting to fade. Good wine but far from great. Whoever posted the 100 point score must be looking to sell a few bottles.

2006 vintage

Deep dark color with lots of blueberry and dark fruit and a nice full finish

2006 vintage

Decanted. In its prime but has a few more years. Superb balance for a massive wine. 14.9%

2006 vintage

Similar comments to Dec. 2013.

2006 vintage

Drinking very smooth for a 14.9% alcohol wine; hides it well. Cannot ask for much better in a syrah.

2006 vintage

Consistently a good syrah, big and full-bodied with no disappointments.

2006 vintage

I opened this by accident, meaning to open the Emerald Pool 2006. Anyhow, much like the bottle I opened the night before but with slightly less fruit. I realized however that it really needed some rich food. When paired with a wild rice with leeks and pinto beans and yogurt sauce it excelled. The night before it didn't really sing with pasta and olive oil with broccoli and sun dried tomatoes. Neither bottle really paired well with cheeses either.

2006 vintage

Dark wine. Tobacco and pepper highlight a bed of lush black fruits. Something makes me think of barbecue ribs too.......nose deep in glass........maybe that's paprika. Finish is nice, lingers, but not grippy. Virtually unchanged on day 2.

2006 vintage

about what was expected

2006 vintage

Our last bottle. The tannins have resolved to a large extent, although some still remain. What's left, after a two hour decant, is blackberry liqueur with a modest touch of oak and notions of smoke and iodine. While it can probably stay in the cellar for a couple more years without decline, I don't think there is much positive evolution ahead, either.

2006 vintage

This wine is simply outstanding. Beautiful blueberry and lavender profile with a spicy formata. Such elegance and finess. This is why I drink wine. God bless John Donlan! Served with rack of LAmb. I recommend decanting this wine as it will throw a ton of sediment.

2006 vintage

Nose: There is a real plush quality to the nose with dark red fruits, black cherries, smoke, blue fruits, and some spices with a touch of pepper. There is a plushness to the nose, but it's well balanced with a good fruit core. Taste: Full bodied with medium acidity and chewy tannins. There is a plushness to the feel with dark red fruits, black cherries, black pepper, and spice tones. Overall: This still has a youthfulness to it. The fruit …

2006 vintage

Black fruit evident on nose and palate. Still inky black. Medium finish. Still has plenty of life to it.

2006 vintage

Big rich blueberry and blackberry fruit with in your face flavor and power. Ripe and lush with structure and solid finish. Stood up perfectly with lamb chops

2006 vintage

This wine is still finding resolution as its' pure aromas of blackberry, smoke, lavender and menthol are still flavor masked by the huge power and tannins of this wine. Some time is still needed to integrate. The teeth staining power and color of the wine is still inky and dark. EG WineArchitect #Pax, #RhoneRanger

2006 vintage

The good...Inky dark and glass staining color, extremely inviting nose. The bad...This is a very tannic and acidic wine which is the polar opposite of the extremely delicious 2005 version. The ugly...Decanted and consumed over two days with absolutely no improvement.

2006 vintage

Still drinking very well

2006 vintage

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