Agharta Syrah
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 10–25 years from the vintage release, as the extensive barrel aging lends these wines exceptional stability and longevity.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Slow-braised beef short ribs, roasted venison, aged hard cheeses
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Agharta is a legendary project created by pioneering winemaker Pax Mahle, designed to push the boundaries of California Syrah through extreme extended barrel aging. Named after the mythical subterranean kingdom and inspired by Miles Davis's seminal 1975 live jazz album, Agharta wines are sourced from dramatic, cool-climate sites in the North Coast, most notably the rugged Alder Springs Vineyard in Mendocino County. Unlike the fresher, more restrained Syrahs under the core Pax label, Agharta Syrahs spend an extraordinary amount of time in neutral French oak—often between four to six years—before bottling. This ultra-extended elevage allows the intense, concentrated mountain fruit to slowly oxidize, soften, and develop immense complexity, resulting in a wine of singular character, dense texture, and savory depth.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Pax Wines blev grundlagt i 2000 af Pax og Pam Mahle og er et anerkendt vinhus beliggende i Sebastopol i Sonoma County, Californien. Vingården er kendt som en pioner inden for 'New California'-bølgen og har særligt fokus på kystnære terroirs med køligt klima i Sonoma og Mendocino County. Hos Pax arbejder man ud fra en minimalistisk, klassisk europæisk tilgang til vinfremstillingen med brug af helklasegæring, vildgær samt modning på neutrale franske egetræsfade og betontanke for at bevare renhed og friskhed. Vinhuset er især berømmet for sine stilskabende, mineralske og krydrede Syrah-vine – herunder aftapningerne fra Sonoma-Hillsides og Alder Springs Vineyard – foruden dynamiske, terroirprægede fortolkninger af Gamay, Chenin Blanc og historiske druesorter.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Syrah