2008 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel

Community Tasting Notes (190) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  4/6/2024 - drrobvino wrote: 84 Points

  Last had a bottle of this GSM from my cellar about 3.5 yrs ago. This one has aged considerably since then, coming across as advanced and a bit OTH today, with the fruit drying up and a thin flavor profile. Perhaps an off bottle?

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  2/6/2024 - JohnMcIlwain Likes this wine:

  Drunk with David H with Palestinian food. Stellar bottle showing surprising youth. Fine balance and resolving structure. Lovely bottle.

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  3/14/2023 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points

  From a half bottle, this was a great showing for this wine. The color is light ruby, almost resembling a darker yet translucent pinot. There was some alcohol that MOSTLY blew off, although a bit remained throughout. The profile is subdued with high acidity, raspberry, cinnamon and cedar. This wine took an interesting evolution in the glass and over the years.

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  1/20/2023 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Raspberry pie, blackberry pie, cinnamon, allspice, cedar, smoke on the nose. Flavors consistent with the aromas; and not a tertiary flavor/aromas in sight. Full bodied, medium acid, good medium tannins that show no signs of tiring.
  
  What's crazy about this is how this doesn't taste that different from the 2018 version of the current wine (Esprit de Tablas). What the heck? Is this actually too young? I say hold on to this for 2-5 more years if you have it. It shows signs that it could get better.
  
  Day 2 - now it tastes older - more tertiary flavors (mushrooms, old leather). The fruit is still there, though!

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  11/10/2022 - galewskj wrote: 90 Points

  Pop and pour, followed 2 good sized glasses over 2 hours. There was a ton of sediment, so the last glass of the bottle was filtered. Other than some pruney qualities that blew off, this was little changed over 2 hours. The wine is smooth, easy drinking and harmonious. If this was a real 2008 Beaucastel, I'd be disappointed. Qualitatively, I think its up there with Carlisle syrahs, but (maybe) a different style. This is a charming wine but not exceptional, and I don't understand the $60 to $70 prices for current releases.

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