| Producer | Tablas Creek Vineyard |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Paso Robles |
| Varietal | Grenache |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Sku | U1011127 |
| Size | 750ml |
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A pretty nose of red licorice, coffee bean, berry cobbler, black pepper, and soy, quite a bit deeper (and darker) than our 2022. On the palate, flavors of black cherry, baker's chocolate, plum skin, and bramble thicket. The finish shows mouth-coating texture and some fairly substantial Grenache front-palate tannins, with lingering notes of red fruit and licorice.
A savory expression of Grenache with depth, spices and a meaty quality not typically found in the variety in Paso. Punchedup minerality and taut acidity make for a crunchy mouthfeel, but there is still plenty of berry and cherry fruit for friendliness. Fascinating and long. Drink or hold, but best after 2026.
Fruity intensity and saline minerality leap out, this wine is a touch shy on opening but revels in its fruity depths as it reveals itself, showing violet, dried lavender and gorgeous red strawberry flesh. The 2023 vintage of Tablas Creek Grenache marks the 15th vintage for this variety from the Paso Robles, Rhône devotees. It shows a great freshness and balance on the palate, with full, purple fruit flavours, a mix of desert scrub and white pepper corn, it finishes with a balance of berries and peppery spice. –C.P.
It offers a weightlessly intense and fragrant nose of perfectly ripe red fruits, fresh herbs, dried citrus rinds and anise, leading to a polished, tensile and buoyant palate. The wine ends with a long, soaring finish driven by fresh acidity and chalky tannins, then lingers with retronasal perfume. Fortunately, 2,100 cases were produced this vintage, roughly double the normal amount.
Displays a lovely savoriness as dried strawberries mix with peppery herbs and dusty violet tones. A balanced inner sweetness and creamy feel are present, yet the wine remains lifted and spry as ripe blackberry fruits slowly saturate. Slightly chewy and gently tannic, it finishes with wonderful length and hints of licorice and spice...Beautifully done.
