About Saxum Vineyards
Saxum is one of Paso Robles' most celebrated cult wineries, the work of winemaker Justin Smith on his family's west-side James Berry Vineyard. Its powerful, distinctive Rhone-style blends helped define the bold Willow Creek style, and the 2007 James Berry earned Wine Spectator's Wine of the Year, cementing Saxum's international reputation.
Production is tiny and the wines are allocation-only, so visits are rare and by appointment. For serious collectors and Rhone lovers, a taste of Saxum is one of the Central Coast's most coveted experiences.
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Saxum Vineyards isSaxum Vineyards is the most consistently critically-perfect and most cult-allocation-impossible Paso Robles Rhône micro-production.
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Justin Smith,Justin Smith, whose Willow Creek District calcareous limestone James Berry Vineyard Paso Robles Rhône program represents the most personally Latin-rock-limestone-saxum-geology-naming and most Willow-Creek-calcareous-Rhône-quality-specifically-committed micro-production available, named his estate for the Latin word 'saxum' (meaning 'rock' or 'stone,' the most personally Latin-geology-limestone-specifically-wine-estate-naming approach available) to declare the most personally calcareous-limestone-rock-geology-tribute and most individually Willow-Creek-District-calcareous-Rhône-quality-committed wine program.
"Justin Smith's 2002 Paso Robles Willow Creek District calcareous-limestone-saxum-naming Rhône estate, 'saxum' is Latin "
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Grenache Blend
James Berry Vineyard
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Grenache Blend from Saxum Vineyards (Willow Creek District, James Berry Vineyard).
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Syrah Blend from Saxum Vineyards (Willow Creek District, Saxum Estate).
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Rocket Block
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Syrah from Saxum Vineyards (Willow Creek District, Saxum Estate).
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