2017 Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas Rouge

A cool wintergreen minty note sets off deeper smoked meat, redcurrant, mocha, and juniper aromas. The mouth shows Grenache's sweet fruit and licorice on that attack, then deepens into notes of black cherry, chocolate, and a chorizo-like meatiness, all with tremendous mouth-coating texture. The long finish, with lingering flavors of wood smoke, roasted meat, plum skin and crushed rock, hints at more rewards to come with cellar aging. We recommend that you drink either between now and 2024 or again starting in 2027 any time over the subsequent two decades.

Critical Acclaim

94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2017 Esprit de Tablas is a blend of 40% Mourvèdre, 35% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 5% Counoise. Pale to medium ruby, it has pretty aromas of tangerines, blueberries, tea leaves, tar and forest floor with loads of floral perfume. Medium-bodied, it's concentrated and layered but delicately framed, and it finishes long with just enough freshness. 

94 Wine Enthusiast

A plum aroma meshes into cola, rose and hibiscus tones on the nose of this blend of 40% Mourvèdre, 35% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 5% Counoise. The tense palate delivers engaging flavors of purple flowers and elderberry as black pepper and bright acidity pump into the finish. Drink now–2032.

93 Wine Spectator

Personality meets refinement, with expressive black raspberry, smoky garrigue and stony white pepper notes that build richness and complexity toward polished tannins. Mourvèdre, Grenache, Syrah and Counoise. Drink now through 2027.

91 Jeb Dunnuck

Recently bottled, the 2017 Esprit De Tablas offers a Rhône-like bouquet of blackberries, garrigue, pepper, and licorice, that develop with time in the glass. Beautifully textured, with fine tannins and good acidity, it’s going to benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and keep for 10-15 years or more if you’re so inclined. The blend is 40% Mourvedre, 35% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 5% Counoise, raised mostly in foudre.

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