Alpha Estate Axia Red 2018
2699
2899
Alpha Estate Axia Red 2018
2699
2899
The 2018 Axia Syrah-Xinomavro is the typical and equal blend of Syrah and Xinomavro, aged for 12 months in an equal mixture of new and second-use French barriques. It comes in at 14.7% alcohol. This is not quite as refined as the monovarietal Syrah in this report, but the addition of the Xinomavro makes this more nuanced and also seems to add a little structure. Deep and ripe, this also adds grip on the finish to go with the flavor and mouth-coating demeanor. There's a bit of tannic pop, but the tannins are ripe enough so that they don't get too much in the way. You can drink this now. This is impressive for the Axia range. It should age pretty well, another decade or more, and develop nicely over several years too. It's a nice value. Robert Parker 90 Points
Weather/Vintage
Vintage:On rare occasions, a chosen vintage of a wine may sell out or be replaced by a new release after your order is placed. With bottles of wine listed under $15, we will not hold up an order and will simply automatically substitute the wine with the comparable vintage. Please be assured that we will only substitute with a vintage for the same type, varietal and winery.
Weather:
During extreme weather during the Summer and Winter months we do recommend delaying shipments. We do not like to ship if the weather is above 85 degrees or below 32 degrees. To ensure the safety of your product we do recommend holding the shipment. We will hold in our temperature controlled facility until weather permits.
During Checkout you may Choose the Hold Until Safe and we will ship it once weather conditions are suitable
In this case, we will watch the weather closely and will remove the hold and ship your order as soon as conditions permit. The release dates will vary, and because there is no specified date for delivery, the warehouses will ship it as weather permits. If the Hold Until Safe option is released and your order is shipped, you will receive a shipping notice with the tracking number link.