Tablas Creek Vineyard - 'Espirit de Tablas' - Mourvèdre, Grenache, Cinsault, Vaccarèse, Counoise, Cinsault - Adelaida District, Paso Robles, CA - 2022

Notes from the Winery/Importer

The Tablas Creek Vineyard 2022 Esprit de Tablas is our flagship red blend, chosen from the best lots of six estate-grown varieties propagated from budwood cuttings from the Château de Beaucastel estate. The wine is based on the dark red fruit, earth, spice and mid-palate richness of Mourvèdre, with additions of Grenache for forward fruit, approachability and lushness, Syrah for mineral, aromatics, and back-palate tannins, Counoise for brambly spice and acidity, as well as the dark, herby Vaccarese and the juicy, spicy Cinsaut.

• Accolades
• 95 points; "Lavish strawberry, rose petal and violet flavors are rich on the palate, with hints of fennel pollen and toasted chaparral adding depth": Wine Enthusiast (Apr. 2025)
• 95 points; "The winery flagship delivers the goods as usual in this vintage": Rich Cook, WineReviewOnline.com (Jan. 2025)
• 17.5/20; "incredibly appetising and ageworthy": JancisRobinson.com (Nov. 2024)
• 97 points; "perfectly balanced with a meaty texture": BevX (Oct. 2024)
• 96 points; "full-bodied but fresh, with silky smooth tannins": JamesSuckling.com (Sep. 2024)
• 95 points; "strikes a delicious balance between sumptuous, ample concentration and palpable precision": Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Sep. 2024)
• 95 points; "A stunning wine from 2022": Owen Bargreen (Oct. 2024)
• 94 points; "this is a delicious wine with brilliance and undeniable ageability": Decanter (Oct. 2024)
• 93-95 points; "This is finessed and graceful, with a lifted feel and cooling acidity": Vinous (July 2024)
• 93-95 points; "mouthwatering acidity and a long, flavorful finish": Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Dec. 2023)
  Tasting Notes
  A serious nose of pipe tobacco, both red and black currant, licorice, and a little minty lift. The mouth is on point with flavors of black raspberry, mint chocolate, meat drippings, and loamy earth. Deep and full but structured as well, with fine-grained tannins and a finish of sweet spice and dark red fruit.

  Notes on the Producer

  Tablas Creek is the realization of the combined efforts of two of the international wine community’s leading families: the Perrin family, proprietors of Château de Beaucastel, and the Haas family of Vineyard Brands.

Tablas Creek is the world's first Regenerative Organic Certified Vineyard and Winery.