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2008 Tablas Creek - Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc Paso Robles
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Varietal: Red Blend | Location: United States - California - Paso Robles |
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| | Tablas Creek's flagship white, the 2008 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc, is a blend of 65% Roussanne, 30% Grenache Blanc, and 5% Picpoul. It offers up sumptuous aromas of orange marmalade, lemon blossom, and white currants along with spice, crushed rock, and subtle earthy notes. This full-bodied, rich, lively white should drink well for 4-5 years. (Not yet released) This Paso Robles outpost is owned by two Francophiles, Frenchman Francois Perrin (one of the owners of the Rhone Valley's Chateau Beaucastel) and Robert Haas (founder of the import company Vineyard Brands, and a pioneer importer of estate-bottled French wines). Seeking out steep limestone ridges near the Pacific Ocean, Tablas Creek was a work in progress for its first four to five years, but it has come on like gang-busters in the 21st century. The 2007s are unquestionably their finest wines to date, but readers should not overlook the excellent 2006s. -- Robert Parker |
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| Bottle: $42.99 | | | Case Price (6): $235.00 |
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