Pax Mahle Wines
Sonoma Coast Gamay Noir
Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, USA
Carbonique deliciousness. Spritz. Mild funk in the finish.
Carbonique deliciousness. Spritz. Mild funk in the finish.
Jan 9th, 2021
Blackberry jolly rancher, stewed cranberry. fennel, pine. Sweet smoke. Good acidity. Very wet-dry. Drank and thoroughly enjoyed slightly chilled.
Blackberry jolly rancher, stewed cranberry. fennel, pine. Sweet smoke. Good acidity. Very wet-dry. Drank and thoroughly enjoyed slightly chilled.
Aug 5th, 2020
A delicious Californian Gamay with a bit of age on it. The nose shows ripe cherry scents, hay, cola, sugar cane, a bit of mushroom and leather too. There is a tiny bit of oak lurking in the rear too. It's not reminiscent of beaujolais, but you can see how it's related. The palate is delicious with a great acid drive, a very mouthfeel, some width, a rather thin matter, nice cherry and cola notes all along, a bit of a tannic wall in the rear before a finish that goes on for a while with cherry, cola and hay. It's quite solid and fun ! It's a lighter, fruitier and funnier version of gamay than more serious and extracted examples from nice sites in the Beaujolais region. I'm glad I could find it in the wine cellar / bar we celebrated my birthday in!
A delicious Californian Gamay with a bit of age on it. The nose shows ripe cherry scents, hay, cola, sugar cane, a bit of mushroom and leather too. There is a tiny bit of oak lurking in the rear too. It's not reminiscent of beaujolais, but you can see how it's related. The palate is delicious with a great acid drive, a very mouthfeel, some width, a rather thin matter, nice cherry and cola notes all along, a bit of a tannic wall in the rear before a finish that goes on for a while with cherry, cola and hay. It's quite solid and fun ! It's a lighter, fruitier and funnier version of gamay than more serious and extracted examples from nice sites in the Beaujolais region. I'm glad I could find it in the wine cellar / bar we celebrated my birthday in!
Jan 4th, 2025
Rhubarb, strawberry, sandy minerslity
Rhubarb, strawberry, sandy minerslity
Mar 10th, 2021
Savory smoke, mint, sweet fruit notes. Trashy tv in bed.
Savory smoke, mint, sweet fruit notes. Trashy tv in bed.
Dec 22nd, 2020
Zippier and fruitier than the Bearg bottling. Nice tannins too.
Zippier and fruitier than the Bearg bottling. Nice tannins too.
Nov 26th, 2020I’m going out of my way to drink more Gamay, and gain some understanding. Perhaps I should’ve reached for a benchmark Beaujolais instead of a hobby project of Pax. So I can’t tell heads from tails, but I can say this is moderately interesting. Very fresh, with savory aromatics—I guess from whole cluster inclusion—in greater concentration than the underripe red toned fruit. Palette is zippy and grippy, the tannins being most of the finish as the flavors quickly fall flat. This is a nice picnic wine, but I will try to stick to Syrah and Grenache when buying from Mr Mahle.
I’m going out of my way to drink more Gamay, and gain some understanding. Perhaps I should’ve reached for a benchmark Beaujolais instead of a hobby project of Pax. So I can’t tell heads from tails, but I can say this is moderately interesting. Very fresh, with savory aromatics—I guess from whole cluster inclusion—in greater concentration than the underripe red toned fruit. Palette is zippy and grippy, the tannins being most of the finish as the flavors quickly fall flat. This is a nice picnic wine, but I will try to stick to Syrah and Grenache when buying from Mr Mahle.
Jun 28th, 2020
