2006 Pax "Obsidian" Syrah Beltramo's 6 of 6

This was the final wine of the flight. It was a shift to Syrah, so it stood out with more up front fruit and punch in terms of flavor impact from the Cabernet's and blends which were all more complex. It tasted great. Plump blackberry and herb nose, with a dark color. The flavor was very rich and lovely spicy bites flavored a long and velvety finish. Clear to see why Parker liked this wine.

I had not heard of Pax wines previously, so as an introduction it was very positive.

This wine finished 5th of 6 in the group. Now that may sound harsh, but quite frankly I would say that Parker has isolated a group of very nice wines here, and absent the Verite being off its game, any one of these wines served to most anyone would produce a very positive reaction.


WR