Saxum - The Hexe Paso Robles 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Saxum
Country	United States
Region	Paso Robles
Varietal	Red Blend
Vintage	2020
Sku	8032

 

This is definitely the dark side of Grenache. Black fruits and California sage, deep and dark, luscious. Unctuous bass. A finish that is a couple days long. (OK, maybe I exaggerate a little).

The 2020 The Hexe is a blend of 51% Grenache, 17% Petite Sirah, 11% Graciano, 10% Mataro, 7% Syrah and 4% Carignan aged 32 months in 75% new 300-liter barrels and 20% amphora. The nose is poised yet intense, combining savory, decadent aromas of black plums, blackberry compote, black pepper and olive framed by pleasing hints of new French oak that should integrate into further complexity with time in the bottle. The palate is gigantic yet impressively balanced, with a sappy, concentrated, decadent texture slingshotting into a refined, pleasant, expansive finish that grows continuously layered with time—a fantastic success within an immensely challenging vintage.

A bit of a brute -- but a handsome brute. Offers a concentrated blackberry note highlighted by licorice, smoked pepper and savory meat accents that build torque toward broad-shouldered tannins. Grenache, Petite Sirah, Graciano, Mataro, Syrah and Carignan. Best from 2026 through 2035. 654 cases made.