2010 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel
Community Tasting Note
Slaz wrote:
Friday, June 2, 2017 - Soft and unmemorable GSM even after several hours of decanting. My third bottle over the last few years; minimal improvement if any at all.
UPDATED: See the very first comment below regarding the shut-down phase.
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Comment posted by jasonchaas:
6/2/2017 10:27:00 PM - Because of the wine's high percentage of Mourvedre, it tends to go through evolve slowly, as well as enter a stage where it's dormant some 6-8 years after vintage. The 2010 has been in this closed period for the last 18 months or so. If you're interested, we maintain a vintage chart that might help: http://www.tablascreek.com/media/files/pdf/vintage_chart.pdf
Comment posted by Slaz:
6/4/2017 2:41:00 PM - @ jasonchaas: This is interesting. I wish I learned of this vintage chart sooner, thanks for pointing that out! My point of reference was the 2010 Chateau de Beaucastel, which is still a baby but is already highly impressive. In any case, I've changed my rating to NR and updated my review with the reference to your link.