Decanting Advice Please: 2005 Pax Kobler Fam. Syrah

WINE TALK
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Stylistically this is way outside my wheelhouse, but I’m bringing one to a tasting tomorrow night and would like it to show well. Thanks in advance.

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The 05 Pax’s need some time to really open up. I have been able to get away with pop and pour for the 04’s but I would give it a good hour before serving. After that watch it evolve in the glass.

enjoy!

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I assume this is similar…but I had the 06 Pax Syrah Alder Springs “The Terraces” - on Sunday - opened up around noon, went into a decanter at 5, consumed around 8-10pm…I would expect no less out of your 05.

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Thank you gentlemen. [cheers.gif]

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Preface this by saying I’ve not had great success with the 10 or so bottles of Pax I’ve been around the past year. I posted a note on this '05 back in June. I decanted two hours and was still not thrilled.
Do what Bowden said. Give it a bunch of open time.

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Well, thats what Landreth did on Sunday when I was there…I didnt even taste it until about 8ish.

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My experience is that young(er) Pax need several hours of decant time to show well. Most, if not all, of my pop and pours have been monolithic and one dimensional.

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I just had this wine last week. It doesn’t need hours, it needs days. I had it opened for 4 days (wasn’t gassing the bottle but did keep a cork in it in our 80 degree house) and it hardly budged.

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I’d like to know how you guys figure out your decant times (not being sarcastic). I sometimes just pour through a vinturi into a decanter, beat the wine up a little and then pour and glass and see how it goes. I typically don’t have the time to let wine air out like you guys are suggesting. Is my method the best option available to me based on my time frame?

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I just decanted it now…could smell the dark fruit wafting up while I was pouring it in. Couple minutes later, stuck my nose in the decanter - nada. Methinks there will be several double decanting breaks at the office today. [berserker.gif]