2018 Tablas Creek Roussanne

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  4/14/2024 - wchrisw wrote:

  I thought I liked Roussanne, maybe not. Drank majority of this on day 2 as I figured it needed to open up. Interesting waxy mouthfeel. Nose and flavors hard to pin down. Not bad at all, I just thought it would be something different.

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  5/26/2023 - tward Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Excellent. This needs air! Similar to my last TN in early 2021, on PnP and during the first night I'd say "a little hollow in the middle". A very good wine with impeccable balance, showing nice honey and spice and apricot, medium finish. Not an unctuous example, but still with some texture. Half the bottle kept overnight was even better the second night, filling out, gaining depth and adding complexity and becoming seamless from entry through the medium finish. This is aging well and has years to go. It does not seem to have the stuffing to become a notably rich and deep aged wine, but does have the potential to continue to integrate and gain depth.
  
  12.4% abv

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  5/16/2023 - mrgarreth wrote: 86 Points

  Ripe stone fruit, chalky, baked apple and honeyed almond notes on the nose. Rich and oily, if a little flabby. Quite full on the mid palate but a little short on the finish. Interesting as an example of the type, though I’m not entirely sure I see the point of it.

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  1/3/2023 - yaki wrote: 89 Points

  Medium gold color in the glass. Subtle aromas of apricot, peach and orange blossom. The palate brings orange peel, mango, banana and marzipan, with a soft, rich mouthfeel. Acidity is medium high, and the wine finishes at medium length. It is refreshing and pleasant to drink, but comes across as in a bit of a dumb phase between youthfulness and maturity.

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  1/9/2022 - wine4ever Likes this wine:

  Excellent. One of the best Roussanes I've had. Nutty, honey aroma. Medium bodied. Smooth, slightly beeswaxy mouthfeel. Pear, apple, citrus, with just a hint of caramel-vanilla flavor. Should age nicely, but I tend to prefer them young. 92

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