Location: Sonoma, CA
Alcohol: 12.5%
The nose opens with an aroma set of olive tapenade, violets, cherry, light pepper, graphite and blue fruits. On the palate this is moderate in weight with a good mix of red and blue fruits, pepper, mixed olives and just there minerality.
100% whole cluster fermentation and aged 10 months in neutral French oak puncheons and concrete tanks.
Sonoma Hillsides is a blend of top barrels from various sites Pax works with in Sonoma.