2008 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Panoplie

Community Tasting Notes (30) Avg Score: 92.9 points

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  3/23/2024 - Tangokaren wrote: 87 Points

  First bottle consummed in 2014 and I did not like it at all. Ten years later opening up my second bottle, I find it considerably better. Rust tinged color. Dark cherry currant fruit, moderate finish. Nothing exciting here. Definitely not worth the price.

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  12/21/2021 - mclanew Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Popped and poured. Full bodied, expansive, but poise and precision. Black cherry, tar, smoke and spice. This is still quite youthful and will continue to age for quite a while.

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  11/24/2021 - mtaczak wrote:

  Ideal storage since purchase, but seems to be more on the other side of the hill than on the upswing, which doesn't seem to jive with the other notes.

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  9/25/2021 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points

  1st of 2 bottles purchased directly from TC in 2011.
  This wine is lovely, showing off bright red fruits alongside menthol, black licorice, pepper, and garrigue.
  The finish is long and interesting, with nicely supporting acidity to give an interesting and gorgeous mouthfeel.
  Drink now through 2024+.

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  11/7/2020 - dankrems wrote: 93 Points

  Decanted 3 hours. Dark cherry juice, spice, leather, iodine, and a hint of fresh thyme. Beautifully balanced, nice depth but not overly powerful. Medium finish, 20+ seconds, with a warmth and spicy sweetness reminiscent of bourbon mellowed out by a melted ice cube.

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