Cahto Ridge Alder Springs Vineyard Syrah
⏳ Drikkevindue
2005 - 2015
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted lamb chops, grilled venison, wild mushroom polenta
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Perched in the rugged, remote wilderness of northern Mendocino County, the Alder Springs Vineyard is a testament to extreme viticulture. Planted by grower Stuart Bewley on steep, mountainous slopes near Laytonville, this vineyard sits at the very edge of where wine grapes can successfully ripen. The 'Cahto Ridge' bottling, named after the indigenous Cahto people and the imposing ridge that frames the vineyard, is sourced from high-elevation blocks dominated by decomposed sandstone and gravelly soils. Pax Mahle utilizes traditional, low-intervention winemaking techniques to capture this unique terroir, employing whole-cluster fermentation with native yeasts and aging the wine in neutral French oak and concrete. The result is a cool-climate Syrah of remarkable tension, showcasing signature wild blackberry, cracked black pepper, smoked meat, and olive tapenade characteristics that evoke the classic Hermitage style of the Northern Rhône.
🍾 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