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Pax Mission Somer's Vineyard Lodi 2019

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It is savory and spicy. It has aromas of flowers and fruits, and is a light and easy-to-drink red wine. The crisp, fresh tannins bring all the elements together. It is a versatile red wine that goes well with tacos, tikka masala, burgers, banh mi, etc. This mission is from a field located downstream of the Mocalmuni River, where the flow is greatly curved. Missions planted in the 1900s still exist on what was once the riverbed. The trunks are very thick, and most are over 2m tall. The soil is thick sandy loam, which is suitable for dry farming, and the field has been organically cultivated since the trees were planted. Pax is a fresh family-run winery that started in 2000. The owners, Pax and Pam Marley, each dreamed of becoming a master sommelier. They studied hard every day, met like-minded peers at a study group, and fell in love. Pax grew up in a family that had nothing to do with wine, and majored in art history at university. While working part-time at a restaurant and thinking about his future, he soon became deeply interested in the history of the drink known as "wine". When the two of them traveled to France to study wine, they were completely fascinated by the relationship between grapes, people, and the soil, and the culture of "wine" that is deeply rooted in Europe. In 1997, the two decided to move to California and make a living in the wine industry. After that, Pax was selected as a wine buyer for Dean & DeLuca, and based on his knowledge of European wine, he was inspired by another genre of drink, California wine. Among them, the most shocking for Pax was "Syrah", and he began to realize that if California's Pauillac is Oakville and Pomerol is Carneros' Merlot, there is no California Syrah that can compare to Northern Rhone. Then in 2000, he started Pax Wine Cellars with the aim of making Syrah from the vineyards that he felt had a fateful encounter with. What these vineyards have in common is that they are all from the cool environments of Sonoma County and Mendocino, which allows them to produce full-bodied, delicately expressive wines. The Pax brand, which has pursued a niche angle, gained momentum, and Pax and Pam started the WindGap brand in 2006 with investors. If Pax is a brand that specializes in Syrah and Rhone varieties, WindGap was a hip brand full of playfulness, releasing unfamiliar grape varieties such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, as well as Trousseau Gris and Valdiguier. However, due to disagreements with investors, in 2018, he decided to withdraw from the WindGap brand and focus on his own Pax brand. Currently, Pax produces Syrah, which has a texture and freshness reminiscent of Northern Rhone, as well as rare varieties such as Trousseau Gris and Valdiguier, which were handled during the WindGap era. The style is unmistakably "New California", with no pesticides or substances not found in nature being used in the fields, natural fermentation using indigenous yeasts, and minimal addition of sulfites.