2004 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel

Community Tasting Notes (150) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  1/28/2022 - Hamersly wrote: 93 Points

  Pnp. MCLANEW’s notes below are spot on. Still going strong two hours after opening, this is fully mature but not at all over the hill.

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

  Popped and poured. This has aged really gracefully. Quite reminiscent of a classic CDP with a little California ripeness evident. Raspberry, black cherry, herbs and smoke come through. Medium bodied, interesting and complex. I would drink this over the next few years.

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  5/22/2020 - mpdonnel Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Holding up well, probably on a slight decline. Stewed red fruits, some good funk, very smooth. Fruits seem to have faded a bit. I'd be drinking over the next year or two.

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  4/4/2020 - alohamahalo Likes this wine:

  This aged surprisingly well - we lost track of it and didn’t expect to hold it so long. It is vibrant and complex even after 16 years.

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  4/6/2019 - dino_mike Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Very fragrant at first opening. Taking on bricky color at this age. After 2 hour open to air, a big spicy nose turns into gobs of cinnamon spiced baked pie cherry flavors that are very rich and smooth. Some chinese five-spic too but overall less red fruit and more rich spice in the mouth. Great finish. It will probably hold but I think its at its peak and should be drunk now or it will just become lighter and thinner. Same for larger formats, enjoy now IMO

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