2017 Tablas Creek Côtes de Tablas Blanc
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91 Points
Monday, April 20, 2020 - Great, well balanced white wine. What is interesting is that you can taste each of the individual varietals without tasting any of them! Does that make sense? So well blended you get each of the wines but none of them dominate.
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Comment posted by wilypod:
4/21/2020 8:28:00 AM - Agree. Basically I enjoy the Cotes Blanc only when the Viognier is vibrant and not dominating, probably why I generally prefer the Patelin Blanc, where Viognier is only about 25% of the blend. The 2015 Patelin de Tablas Blanc is my ideal Rhone white blend, where the whole was greater than the sum of its parts. The 2017 Cotes Blanc also approaches that ideal. The nose is Viognier but shaped by the other varieties in a vibrant and precise way, the mouth feel is strongly influenced by Marsanne but not exclusively, having nice notes of GB and Viognier.
Comment posted by SLOFred:
4/21/2020 8:39:00 AM - I could not agree more. Similar comments for the Cotes Noir. I like the Cotes because it usually grenache dominant and makes it a more versatile wine with food than the Esprit or Panoplie.
Comment posted by wilypod:
4/21/2020 5:09:00 PM - I also prefer the Cotes Red to the Patelin Red. It's smoother and more red fruited. The 2018 Cotes Red promises to be a bit bigger than the norm, in the direction of the 2014, which I really enjoyed in its youth.
Comment posted by SLOFred:
4/21/2020 8:12:00 PM - In the recent Chelsea and the Shepard video from TCV, Chelsea says the 2018 Cotes is one of the best they have made. I can't wait to try it!