2018 Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas

Community Tasting Notes (31) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  2/26/2024 - dino_mike Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Nice drinking window with ripe cherry and complexity.

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  2/10/2024 - jonahfactor Likes this wine:

  Very Rhône oriented; more so than Cali-Rhône. A bit reticent, likely because of its youth. But lovely and food friendly. If we had more, I’d wait another 5 years before uncorking. Drink 2030 to 2040. Worth Seeking Out.

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  2/3/2024 - walkerjfw wrote: 93 Points

  Getting our Dutch On! Jeroen and Isobel visit New Hope... (Chez Walker - New Hope, PA): Purchased at the property after a tasting last Summer. Staying with the Tablas Creek theme for the evening, this was our lone red for the evening. Served with a surf and turf: Delmonico steak and salmon with risotto...Decanted for about an hour prior.
  
  Medium ruby color. Nose of red fruit, orange zest, spices, lavender, Palate showing bing cherry, savory, herbs, anise. The spice and red fruit persist through the mid palate, reminiscent of CdP by design...Nice depth, layered and complex. Medium body and finish.
  
  Nice showing on this evening. The group loved it and went well with the food. Weight and profile of this wine would pair well with a range of savory dishes.

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  12/28/2023 - tward Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Excellent
  Brought this out to a restaurant and had it opened and a glass poured shortly after seating. This gave it some needed time to breathe while we had a glass of white wine with some initial dishes. It was a bit punchy and glossy when first poured, but after only a half hour started to come together and just got better and better. The Mourvedre starts to show a bit of its meaty character.
  
  (~1/3 bottle leftover, stoppered, no suction or gas, was consumed on a following day and drank nicely)
  
  I've only got a couple more of these, so figure the next one in a few years.
  
  13.5% abv
  
  Empty bottle weight: 490g

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  9/19/2023 - StitcherAl wrote: 95 Points

  Beautiful color, nice nose, very smooth, with a slight hot at the end. Boyd would have loved this!!!

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