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• SteveG wrote: 88 points

  October 7, 2020 - Certainly more friendly than 4+ years ago, nicely matched our lamb chops, probably even more time would have been welcomed.

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• SteveG wrote: 87 points

  March 27, 2016 - Garnet to black. Tar and ripe black fruit nose, berries, cherries, plums. The palate is powerful and concentrated, best either as an aperitif or perhaps with heavily spiced food. The finish displays the expected drying tannins, as well as significant acridity. Slightly toned down on day two, this is an accomplished wine but too much for my personal taste.

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• Hodby wrote: 83 points

  November 2, 2015 - Dark red-purple color. Enormous nose of roasted fruits: plum, cherry, berries. On arrival, medium tannin and medium-high acidity; rather stiff. Gamy fruit and nothing else in the mouth, pegging the needle of my fruit-bomb tolerance scale too close to its maximum. It's not bad wine per se, but it's sure not a style I like. Perhaps if one likes hot climate wines (Minervois reds, Barossa valley shiraz, Amador county zinfandel, etc.), this may be one for you. Bottle #1 of one.

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• iByron Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 13, 2014 - Glass-clinging dark purple red in the glass. Purple black in a full drinking pour. Black fruit cobbler and a bit of tar on the nose and palate. Velvety tannins on the long finish. At a real sweet spot now.

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• tward wrote:

  April 26, 2013 - Grapey and kind of "burnt" tasting. This may have been due to less than ideal cellaring conditions for a couple of years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Tablas Creek
• Varietal Tannat
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Paso Robles Adelaida District

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• In Cellars 111 (41%)
• Consumed 158 (59%)

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