2013 Tablas Creek Roussanne

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  10/14/2023 - alitman wrote: 89 Points

  This wine came as part of the Spring 2023 allocation. This is my first time with a 10-year-old white wine. The mouth is aking spice, stone fruit, baked pear, and vanilla, with a butterscotch finish. I would have scored higher if there would have been more(any) acidity to provide some lift.

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  7/22/2023 - tward Likes this wine: 94 Points

  In my 2017 TN I wrote "not sure if there's much in here to evolve". Well, there was. This was outstanding from PnP and even drank well with ~1/3 bottle stoppered and consumed two nights later. Like BVAL, my bottle was included with a recent club shipment and so would have been stored in ideal conditions. Depth and richness, honey, spice, marzipan, all in harmony with yet enough acid to keep it from ever getting boring or heavy. BVAL's March 2023 TN nails it.
  
  It turns out I've got another bottle in the cellar, purchased in 2017 and held in good, but not perfect conditions - fully dark, seasonal fluctuations from mid-50s to mid-60s F. It'll be interesting to see how that drinks.
  
  13.1% abv

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  3/23/2023 - BVal wrote: 92 Points

  Received as part of the current Vinsider shipment from Tablas: held by them at the winery since release 10 years ago (so cool). Couldn't hold off trying this (I waited a full 2 days after it arrived) and it showed off the classic tertiary Roussanne notes I was hoping for.
  
  Color/App: deep yellow core with gold tints; medium + viscosity. Stellar, mature Roussanne bouquet of beeswax and lanolin, golden raisins, peach pit and a touch of honey. Palate not quite as intense or enticing as the nose but still delicious. Medium-bodied with stone fruit elements, marzipan, lychee and a little ginger and honey. Finishes totally dry, as expected ( I don't understand those tasting notes indicating this is sweet.... ) with a moderately long, low-acid finish and no heat from the reasonable 13.1% etoh. A lot of fun to enjoy this cellar treasure from TC that quite deftly shows how Roussanne changes as it ages. Kudos TCV !

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  8/13/2022 - Billjkay wrote: 93 Points

  Brilliant gold, full bodied, almost viscous. Baking spice, stone fruit, baked pear, creamy vanilla, excellent with shrimp scampi!!

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  5/23/2021 - wayfarer Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Dark yellow in glass. Mineral, aged citrus, hints of ginger, yellow stone fruit, pear, honey, well balanced acidity with moderate long finish. Rich and full with clean expression, some tertiary notes coming on, aging gracefully. Drink up. Enjoyable before, during and after dinner. Grilled pork shops, sauteed garden Russian kale, fennel salad. Great complement to food.

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