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Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas Blanc 2017

13.5% abv

Vol- 75cl

The Esprit de Tablas Blanc has an appealing nose of fresh pears, wildflower honey and candied pecan, lifted by a spicy notes of anise and orange blossom. The mouth shows flavors of salted honeydew, honeycrisp apple, and more pear, with floral notes of jasmine and citrus blossom reemerging on the long, clean, spicy finish. Already delicious, it should also go out 15 years or more and gain additional nuttiness and complexity with time.

A blend of three estate-grown varietals, propagated from budwood cuttings from the Château de Beaucastel estate. Roussanne provides the core richness, minerality, and flavors of honey and spice, while Grenache Blanc adds green apple and anise flavors, a lush mouthfeel and bright acids. Picpoul Blanc completes the blend, adding a saline minerality and tropical notes.

The fruit was whole cluster pressed, and fermented with native yeasts. The Roussanne was fermented in neutral oak of various sizes: 60-gallon oak barrels, 170-gallon demi-muids, and 1200-gallon foudres. The Grenache Blanc was fermented partially in stainless steel and also in one foudre, and the Picpoul Blanc was fermented in small neutral oak and stainless steel barrels. All the wines went through malolactic fermentation. The lots were selected and blended in April 2015, and aged in foudre until their bottling in December 2015.

£44.00inclusive of Duty and VAT

Limited stock, only 6 remaining

Tablas Creek Vineyard is a joint project between the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel and their long time US importers the Haas family of vineyard brands. Having established himself a leading role in the American wine industry, Robert Haas travelled through the cellars of France, establishing a formidable reputation as a wine taster while forging lifelong relationships with premier wine producers.

As the importer of the Perrin wines Haas and the Perrins became friends, and emerged convinced that the Rhône varieties so well suited to the sunny south of France would thrive in California's Mediterranean climate. In 1985, the families began looking for property.
Ten years of saving and a further four years of serious investigation brought them to a purchase of a 120 acre site in the limestone-rich hills west of Paso Robles (in what is now the Adeilada AVA). The partners were determined to plant Mediterranean varieties, importing cuttings from Beaucastel; this was no small feat when only six cutting per variety were allowed entry into the USA before each batch then required 3 years of quarantine. Out of this endeavour, a nursery business was born that, by happy coincidence, provided vines for many of the other Rhône Rangers.

Reference #:
17128
Strength
13.5 ABV
Bottles per Case
12 bottles
Grapes
Grenache Blanc, Picpoul, Roussanne
Organic
Yes
Biodynamic
No
Vegan
No
Vegetarian
No
Sparkling
No

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Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly.
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