Pax Mahle Wines

Sonoma-Hillsides Syrah

9.3209 ratings
9.348 pro ratings
Sonoma County, California, USA
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Sipping Fine Wine

Dark Ruby red color with aromas of ripe dark fruits and an array of spices from cigar box to spice cake. On the palate flavors of black cherry preserves and blackberry jam, layering in some licorice, leather, tobacco and black pepper spice. Savory tannins, long finish ending with fruit, spice, oak and earthy character. Nice!

Dark Ruby red color with aromas of ripe dark fruits and an array of spices from cigar box to spice cake. On the palate flavors of black cherry preserves and blackberry jam, layering in some licorice, leather, tobacco and black pepper spice. Savory tannins, long finish ending with fruit, spice, oak and earthy character. Nice!

Mar 22nd, 2026
Sipping Fine Wine

Dark Ruby red color with aromas of ripe dark fruits and an array of spices from cigar box to spice cake. On the palate flavors of black cherry preserves and blackberry jam, layering in some licorice, leather, tobacco and black pepper spice. Savory tannins, long finish ending with fruit, spice, oak and earthy character. Nice!

Dark Ruby red color with aromas of ripe dark fruits and an array of spices from cigar box to spice cake. On the palate flavors of black cherry preserves and blackberry jam, layering in some licorice, leather, tobacco and black pepper spice. Savory tannins, long finish ending with fruit, spice, oak and earthy character. Nice!

Feb 17th, 2026
Max Gottesfeld, FWS, CSW

Like Northern Rhône in Northern California. Dense yet light with a blackness like charcoal going on. There is olives and iron mixed with dark fruit.

Like Northern Rhône in Northern California. Dense yet light with a blackness like charcoal going on. There is olives and iron mixed with dark fruit.

Aug 24th, 2025
Tom Kobylarz

Hits all the notes for Syrah I'd expect from the Rhone plus some fleshy valor fruit. Good freshness. One of the better examples of the grape from CA.

Hits all the notes for Syrah I'd expect from the Rhone plus some fleshy valor fruit. Good freshness. One of the better examples of the grape from CA.

Feb 13th, 2024
John Willison

Crushed dark fruit, menthol, drying tannins.

Crushed dark fruit, menthol, drying tannins.

Apr 2nd, 2023
John Willison

Concentrated dark berry fruit, slight menthol, deep fruit finish. Surprising combination of dark fruit and low alcohol (12.5%}.

Concentrated dark berry fruit, slight menthol, deep fruit finish. Surprising combination of dark fruit and low alcohol (12.5%}.

Mar 4th, 2023
Josh Morgenthau

Good concentration, clean herb-accented dark red fruit. Shows the vegetal and non-meaty side of the varietal. Some leaf litter and dried brush. Dark licorice.

Good concentration, clean herb-accented dark red fruit. Shows the vegetal and non-meaty side of the varietal. Some leaf litter and dried brush. Dark licorice.

Nov 11th, 2022
Brent Clayton

Big, dense, jammy, smoky, old world esque but got buried in our lineup.

Big, dense, jammy, smoky, old world esque but got buried in our lineup.

Feb 5th, 2022
Josh Morgenthau

Spice, smoke, acid and pleasure. Stones and fresh blackberry juice more than meat. Pretty acidic for a red with this profile. Great, not quite as transportive as the last bottle.

Spice, smoke, acid and pleasure. Stones and fresh blackberry juice more than meat. Pretty acidic for a red with this profile. Great, not quite as transportive as the last bottle.

Aug 14th, 2021
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

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Feb 8th, 2021