Pax Mahle Wines North Coast Syrah 2019
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Kristin the Wine Girl 
When someone says breakfast wine, I usually think of mimosas, roses and bright crisp porch pounding whites. THIS Syrah is breakfast wine, but for completely different reasons. First, the nose: maple syrup covered breakfast griddle sausage. Then, as you slurp it on down, the mouth is completely crispy meaty maple bacon with a French roast coffee finish. You can practically crunch the grinds in your teeth, it’s so chewy. And when I say maple, this juice is by no means sweet, but all essence. Yep, I’d have this for breakfast. Errr, with breakfast. Move over latte, you’ve been replaced!
When someone says breakfast wine, I usually think of mimosas, roses and bright crisp porch pounding whites. THIS Syrah is breakfast wine, but for completely different reasons. First, the nose: maple syrup covered breakfast griddle sausage. Then, as you slurp it on down, the mouth is completely crispy meaty maple bacon with a French roast coffee finish. You can practically crunch the grinds in your teeth, it’s so chewy. And when I say maple, this juice is by no means sweet, but all essence. Yep, I’d have this for breakfast. Errr, with breakfast. Move over latte, you’ve been replaced!
9.1
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The 2019 Syrah North Coast is superb. A boisterous, forward wine, the North Coast Syrah is loaded with inky dark fruit, chocolate, mint, licorice, spice and menthol. The North Coast was done 100% whole clusters and aged in a combination of concrete and neutral oak. It comes across as a bit riper in profile than most of the Pax Syrahs, but for a wine meant to be enjoyed young, who cares? (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, September 2021)
The 2019 Syrah North Coast is superb. A boisterous, forward wine, the North Coast Syrah is loaded with inky dark fruit, chocolate, mint, licorice, spice and menthol. The North Coast was done 100% whole clusters and aged in a combination of concrete and neutral oak. It comes across as a bit riper in profile than most of the Pax Syrahs, but for a wine meant to be enjoyed young, who cares? (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, September 2021)
9.2
Juan Pablo Perez
Nariz: Mora, ciruela, higo, aceitunas, violetas, algo de pimienta blanca Boca: buena fruta al ataque, pimienta mas notable en boca. Tanino M/M+, Acidez M/M+, Alcohol M. Joven. Muy bueno para tomar ahora, pero aguanta tiempo en botella.
Nariz: Mora, ciruela, higo, aceitunas, violetas, algo de pimienta blanca Boca: buena fruta al ataque, pimienta mas notable en boca. Tanino M/M+, Acidez M/M+, Alcohol M. Joven. Muy bueno para tomar ahora, pero aguanta tiempo en botella.
9.1Roman Ochocki
Excellent. The beginning: strong blackberry. Then: a coffee (ground beans), maybe leather. The finish: pepper.
Excellent. The beginning: strong blackberry. Then: a coffee (ground beans), maybe leather. The finish: pepper.
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