Catherine Leith

9.1

Notes of pear and green apple. Mild oak notes, but I was hoping for more oak. — 6 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.0

By now I can spot Pax in a lineup. Inky but feather light - nearly always sub 13% ABV. Concentrated, stripped of fruit and outside influence. Whole cluster and tart green. Youthful. New world with a nod to old world.

Testa fits. Lean, restrained, with a ruby purple. BlackBerry and crushed rock. — 6 years ago

Andrew Willingham

9.1

This really hit the spot with our grilled shrimp and vegetables. Honeysuckle, toasted honey, apples, maybe some lees? Refreshing, complex for a white, and a great balance of fruit, inorganics, and acid. Top notch if you’re looking for an Italian style white! — 7 years ago

William Hughes

9.4

Bay leaf, iodine, smoked meats, graphite, and savory spices surrounding a core of black fruits. Alder Springs produces grapes for many wines I love to drink. — 8 years ago

Sarah O'Kelley

9.0

Wow - 10 years & kicking - utterly gulpable - all sorts of berries & dirt - yum!! — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Beautiful, elegant, ripe and dry light & mid red fruits. Red licorice & cola, super soft chalkiness, round semi-sweet earth with crushed rocks, beautiful acid and long ripe elegant fruit finish. Friends of ours brought this to dinner and I'm calling the winery to buy an allocation tomorrow. — 8 years ago

Bobby Gilbane

9.3

Back to the Wonka factory for another bottle of the good stuff. — 9 years ago

Levi Glenn

9.1

Opened up with supper expressive aromatics of red bramble fruit with a hint of stoniness. Juicy and open. A little grippy on the back. Another couple years and this should be hitting its stride. Always love this wine. Great value. Definitely a producer that should be better know, but is gladly sub rosa. — 9 years ago

Bret Thompson

9.3

At the lake with Jaice — 10 years ago

Bastien Leduc

9.0

Reminds me of Mauzac with the apple nose — 10 years ago

Jason Brater

8.9

After a day of delicious up north Michigan beer, this was the best I could find at the bar and grill we hit for dinner. And this is pretty good! Cherries, cola, dark chocolate (?), some black licorice, and some white pepper. Really popped w some spicier food. I’d buy this again. — 6 years ago

with Heather

Meg Herring

9.0

My favorite of their reds. Lots of plum flavors. Would be awesome with food. — 6 years ago

Justin Hansohn

8.9

Wine for slugging...actually they could’ve made it a little lighter on its feet now that I say that, but for $14....I actually think maybe they could’ve cut out a bunch of parts and labor in the process and it would fly even faster — 7 years ago

Justin Smith

9.2

Delicious and a little funky in that old world tiny bit of brett and VA, but unobtrusive way. Yum. — 8 years ago

Robert Tollett

9.3

Just tried this in a Flight at Volo, in addition to a sample of a favorite of mine Napa Vinayards.. bought the bottle Very smooth, big flavors, spicy, cannot wait to enjoy this in Denver ! — 8 years ago

Ian Manti

9.3

Strong finish of cinnamon and nutmeg. Great fall wine — 9 years ago

Peter Isacksen

9.1

Had on Jet Blue of all places. Dry and smooth, they could have circled all day and I was ok. — 9 years ago

A. R.

9.3

Oh man. Cool wine. It's almost Savoie-like in its mountain berry purity on the nose and in the mouth, but has some great grippy tannins and acid to let you know it's here. Really one of the most interesting wines (and wineries) from Sonoma. Get some while you can. Yum. — 9 years ago

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.6

One of my last bottles. — 10 years ago

with Sung

Robert Walker

9.0

Complex yet accessible. Notes of dark red fruit. Balanced. — 10 years ago

Tim Macaulay

9.6

Full of flavor. Long finish. I would definitely get again — 6 years ago

Chris Borges

9.8

Awesome rose from and awesome producer. So happy we got to enjoy this wine outside in SC; super refreshing on a hot, sunny day. — 6 years ago

Mike Daniel

8.9

Toasty and alcohol dominant upfront, but a little decant or time in the glass and this peppery, oaky, berry petite Syrah is ended up nicely. Actually had enough glycerol flavor and structure to have some layering of flavors after 30 minutes, and would likely be even better in a couple more years. Dark fruit moves to the forefront with balanced spice and wood with some time. Not a huge wine, but really good value. — 7 years ago

Doctor No

9.2

Dense and aromatic, with ripe blackberry and cassis but no sweetness or syrup. Loads upon a loads of white pepper. Fine tannins. This has aged remarkably well. I have this sense, perhaps mistaken, that Wells basically did a stylistic about face between 2006 and 2007 but perhaps that overstated the case. — 7 years ago

Lindsay Smith

9.5

Probably the most exciting wine I've had from California or maybe the U.S. this year. Absolutely delicious, refreshing acidity with bright, soft blackberry fruit and the faintest hint of cassis on the finish. It's perfect. This is my favorite kind of wine. — 8 years ago

Casey Robertson

9.4

Awesome Dry Pinot with Pinot Base — 9 years ago

Limor Finkel

9.4

First vintage bottled under the new Eagle Peak AVA. Already drinking fantastic out of the bottle with a perfectly perfumed nose and a texture that tells you stems were involved during fermentation. About 15% carbonic maceration on this vintage. — 9 years ago

Michael Solway

9.0

I was skeptical at first...inky black and 15.3 ABV, but the wine is well balanced with plenty of freshness and lift. Just the ticket with tonight's daube de boeuf. — 9 years ago

Brittany Beddingfield

9.0

Omg this is goooood wine. Super smooth.

Picked up this bad boy this morning on the way home from last night's shift where my hall patient tried to hang himself. IN THE HALLWAY. Made a legit noose out of a sheet and everything in under 10 minutes. I mean he gets a gold star for resourcefulness. Last night's docs: Aggarwal, then Werd. Really shitty shift, but much better now. — 10 years ago

Orly Jaffe

9.2

bright, beautiful acid, cool green fruit with citrus, floral notes with a bit of salinity. fun for the palate. totally gulpable. — 10 years ago