2025 PAX Helios Chenin Blanc, California
Regular price $25.00
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100% Chenin Blanc
Pax believes that “great wines can only be made from great vineyards”, which guides their highly selective decision-making process in choosing sites that are farmed sustainably by dedicated growers that will produce healthy grapes with balanced acids and sugars. All wines are crushed by foot and hand, and fermented using only natural yeasts. Their goal is to produce wines with as little intervention as possible.
Starting his California journey in 1997 with wife, Pam, tasting and sourcing wine from all over the state for Dean & Deluca, Pax realized he needed to be on the frontlines of winemaking rather than behind the scenes, and made the decision to start his own brand in 2000.
100% whole cluster fermented and pressed Chenin Blanc grapes are coming from three different sites in California to create this stellar, yet relatable bottling. 50% Lyman Ranch (Amador County), 33% Marine Terraces (Santa Cruz Mountains), 17% Alder Springs Vineyard (Laytonville) grown in gravel, clay, loam to provide tension and character. Yellow pear leads a tropical charge of dried mango, kiwi fruit, flinty notes and a short finish.