Reviews & Ratings

2022 Pax Wines Syrah & Shiraz (Other than French) "Griffin's Lair"

Winery: Pax Wines

Vintage: 2022

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Griffin's Lair"

Wine Category: Syrah & Shiraz (Other than French)

Grape blend: 100% Syrah

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Sonoma Coast

State or country: CA

Price: $75

Cases produced: 130

KWG Score: 94.8 (based on 4 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (93.5)

Review date: January 30, 2025

Wine Review: This slightly opaque and dark garnet colored Syrah from Pax opens with a boysenberry and black cherry bouquet with hints of cedar, violets, tobacco leaf, and red plum. On the palate, this wine is full bodied with integrated medium acidity. The mouthfeel is very nicely balanced, silky, fresh, and lush. The flavor profile is a mulberry, smoked meat stick, and cedar blend with notes of boysenberry and black plum. We also detected hints of red licorice, oolong tea, and black peppercorn. The finish is dry, and its flavors, acidity and well-managed moderate tannins are nicely sustained. The Tasting Panel would pair this food friendly Syrah with lamb lollipops with a wild mushroom risotto. Enjoy – KWGTP

Winemaker Notes: The slow-moving black liquid with purple edges in your glass gives you fair warning of the size of the wine you are about to taste. The nose…pure Griffins Lair! With dark reticent aromas of sea salt, violets, smoke, crème de cassis, cured meat and anything you can think of that is black. The texture and weight of this wine is incredible. The viscosity and suppleness dominate the character of this wine. While there is great dark fruit and no shortage of tannins and super bright fresh natural acidity that you would expect from Griffins Lair the wine is really all about texture and weight right now. It's pure Syrah deliciousness.

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