2003 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Panoplie, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

This is the top wine that Tablas Creek makes. It is a blend of 69% Mourvedre, 21% Grenache, 7% Syrah, and 3% Counoise. Wow. At age 18, this is gorgeous. Bought on release and decanted for sediment just prior to serving. Still vibrant and drinking youthfully if closing in on peak. The nose has plums, black cherries, a slight char and a bit of earthiness. Full bodied. On the palate, this layered and complex. Layers of black cherries, plums, earth and spice. Tannins seemed resolved. Great balance and energy. Long finish. Drinking on its own, this will be contemplative but will work well with roasted meats or fowl. No hurry based on this bottle. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years.

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2003

2005 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Panoplie, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

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2005

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The top wine in the Tablas creek stable. A blend of 60% Mourvedre, 30% Grenache and 10% Syrah. Tasted along side the 03, this is more animale and a bit darker fruits. Both were stunning. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has a fair amount of barnyard/brett. If tasting blind, I would have guessed older Beaucastel. There is also plenty of plums and black raspberry fruit. On the palate, this has light tannins left. Layers of plums, black cherries and black raspberries with plenty of earthiness. Great balance and energy. Long finish. Delicious and demanding of attention o

2018 Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas, USA, California, Paso Robles, Adelaida District, Wine Review

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2018

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$65.00USD

This is a blend of 40% Mourvedre, 27% Syrah, 23% Grenache, and 10% Counoise. It is Tablas Creek's version of a Chateauneuf du Pape. Garnet in color with some purple swirls, mostly clear and bright. The nose has black raspberries, black cherries, plums, spice and slight floral notes. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Great balance. On the palate, this is still young but drinking well with air. Flavors of black raspberries, plums with spice and char. Lovely texture. Long finish. This should drink well for another ten to fifteen years. It would be a great with with roasted fowl but also

2016 Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas, USA, California, Paso Robles, Adelaida District, Wine Review

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2016

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$55.00USD

This is blend of 46% Mourvedre, 31% Syrah, 18% Grenache, and 5% Counoise grapes. Tasted from a 375ml bottle. In a full bottle, these will age wonderfully. In this format, they should still age well, but this was a great chance to check in on the wine. Deep ruby in color. The nose has plums, black raspberries, black cherries, spice and char. On the palate, this has a lovely texture. Energetic. Medium tannins. Right now, the black cherries dominate but that will change as it ages. Delicious. Good finish. This should be versatile with food and go well with fowl or meat dishes and r

2016 Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas, USA, California, Paso Robles, Adelaida, Wine Review

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2016

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$50.00USD

This is the Tablas Creek version of a Chateauneuf du Pape. It is a blend of 46% Mourvedre, 31% Syrah, 18% Grenache, and 5% Counoise grapes. At age 5 from vintage, this is drinking great already. The nose has plums, black cherries, spice with a touch of funk. Full bodied with a great texture. Red and purple fruits; black cherries, cherries and boysenberries with a nice underlying minerality. Nice finish. This is still young and should develop more over the next five years or so, and drink well for ten more after that. It drinks great on its own and would work well with roasted meats

2015 Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

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2015

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$45.00USD

Tablas Creek has some great levels of wine clubs which offer up wines not available outside the winery or in different formats. This one is easily available although this particular bottle was from a 375ml bottle ($25). It is a blend of 49% Mourvèdre, 25% Grenache, 21% Syrah, and 5% Counoise. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. A lovely nose of black raspberries, raspberries, spice and anise. On the palate, this has firm tannins but the fruit is open and drinking well. Juicy black raspberries, raspberries, over a clean dry earthiness with just a touch of char. This is a big wine but no

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