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Manage Subscriptions2012 Tablas Creek Esprit Blanc de Tablas
White Rhone Blend
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Paso Robles
Community Tasting Notes 75
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wilypod Likes this wine: 92 points
May 11, 2023 - Better than my bottle of 11/11/2022. Continues on a very becoming trajectory. Nose has lost a whiff of opulence but on the palate the acidity, Roussanne richness, minerality, and a touch of French oak are firmly in control. The honey and roasted almond character of aged Roussanne is coming into play. This wine might be the star of the 2012 vintage for Tablas Creek.
Very few premium Cali Chardonnays have this level of personality, firmness, and intact fruit at 11 years. Next must check out the 2012 Esprit and Panoplie. Was perfect with smoked trout. 91-93 -
DaninClearwater wrote: 92 points
April 20, 2023 - very interesting
bottle got"lost" in cellar
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wilypod Likes this wine: 91 points
November 11, 2022 - Fully mature and a rather heavy-weight white. Honestly I preferred this in its youthful phase. The ripe, fleshy butterscotch, honey-hazelnut notes are still there but the structure lacks zest. However, everyone but me was unambiguously pleased.
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TashNYC wrote: 91 points
August 13, 2022 - Apple, pear, minerals and rocks. Leaner and more mineral than the younger wine. A delicious pairing with the grilled scallops and granny smith apples with rice vinegar, honey and basil (from the Tablas Creek website).
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GregBates Likes this wine: 93 points
July 6, 2022 - Delicious !!!!!
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type White
- Producer Tablas Creek
- Varietal White Rhone Blend
- Designation Esprit Blanc de Tablas
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Paso Robles
- UPC Codes 029419246977, 089419246971
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 529 (30%)
- Consumed 1,255 (70%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- VarietyWhite Rhone Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationPaso Robles
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