Pax Wine Cellars, Syrah Sonoma Hillsides, 2023 BDXCOUNT0606 and by 1999 Enzo Brezza

and by 1999 Enzo Brezza (godson and protege of the late Bartolo Mascarello) was a decade into his run as head winemaker

with Heidi von der Mehden — Merry's longtime protege — making the wine

The oldest continuously operating winery in Bordeaux

Lay it down and check back in a decade

then aged eighteen months in wooden barrels to soften the structure that defines great Bandol

Pax Wine Cellars, Syrah Sonoma Hillsides, 2023 BDXCOUNT0606 and by 1999 Enzo BrezzaPax Wine Cellars makes cool climate Sonoma Syrah in an unabashedly old world style, full of pepper, earth, and savory complexity. Sonoma Hillsides comes from hillside sites that add structure and a tarry, mineral depth to the wine. The 2023 shows dark plum, black olive, white pepper, and wet stone, with silky texture and the backbone to age. Give it air now or tuck it away for a few years. Pre arrival, ETA late June.