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2012 Tablas Creek Esprit Blanc de Tablas

White Rhone Blend

  • USA
  • California
  • Central Coast
  • Paso Robles
Drink between 2015 - 2022 (Edit)
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Community Tasting Notes 75

  • 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
    glad it did

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • GregBates Likes this wine: 93 points

    July 6, 2022 - Delicious !!!!!

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    Paso Robles: Boundless Diversity (May 2023), 5/1/2023 (link)

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    Paso Robles and Neighbors: New Releases (Sep 2015), 9/1/2015 (link)

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    Paso Robles and Points South (Jul 2014) (link)

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    November/December 2013, IWC Issue #171 (link)

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  • By Julia Harding, MW
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    Paso Robles and Beyond: Excellence in 2011 (Jul 2013) (link)

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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%)

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Community Recommendations

chicken with garlic and ginger, fajitas; chicken skewers, scallops

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