Tablas Creek Côtes de Tablas Blanc, Paso Robles 2023
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Decanter
In the style of a Northern white Rhône, Viognier leads the way, showing lush sweetness. Honeyed on the aromatic profile with sweet apricot flesh, honeysuckle nectar and a streak of crushed chalk minerality. The palate is rich but brightly balanced with fresh acidity, Meyer lemon, citrus peel and a finish of sweet melon.
The outstanding 2023 ‘Cotes de Tablas Blanc’ is mainly Viognier and Marsanne with smaller pats Grenache bLanc, Roussanne and Clairette Blanche. Neatly texftured, this offers orange blossom water and rich melon fruit flavors alongside cashew nut notes with good weight and verve. Delicious and polished — another outstanding wine for the price. — enjoy over the next seven years to come. Drink 2024-2031.
Tasted as a final blend before bottling, the 2023 Côtes de Tablas Blanc is 34% Viognier, 31% Marsanne, 20% Grenache Blanc, 13% Roussanne and 2% Clairette Blanche. The nose is a beautiful combination of floral, breezy, honeyed and ripe, with ripe but focused orchard fruit aromas mingling with those of white flowers and wild herbs. The palate echoes this balance with lovely concentration and power braced with streaks of bright, chiseled precision.
A floral and giving wine with aromas of apricots, lavender and green melon. The palate is medium-bodied with bright acidity and a generous texture, giving notes of Asian pears, orange sherbet and chalk. Very generous, with underlying minerality and texture that will develop further in years to come. 34% viognier, 31% marsanne, 20% grenache blanc, 13% rouusanne and 2% clairette blanc. Drink or hold.
Sweet herbs unveil crushed green apples and lime further enhanced by hints of fennel as the 2023 Côtes de Tablas Blanc slowly evolves in the glass. This is elegant and supple with juicy acidity to balance and a salty sensation that comes forward with time. The 2023 cleans up beautifully, refreshing the crispy palate with a reverberation of mineral tension and the slightest hint of sour melon.
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