2015 Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas

Dark ruby. Lively, sharply focused aromas of fresh raspberry, candied lavender and spicecake reveal a zesty mineral nuance that becomes more emphatic with air. Juicy, appealingly sweet raspberry, cherry and spicecake flavors deepen and spread out slowly while maintaining urgency. At once concentrated and nervy, finishing with very good focus and smooth, sneaky tannins.

Composed of 51% Syrah, 31% Grenache, 14% Mourvèdre and 4% Counoise, the 2015 Patelin de Tablas has a pale to medium garnet-purple color and a pronounced nose of crushed red cherries and raspberries with hints of roses, baking spices and underbrush. The medium-bodied palate is soft and expressive with plenty of freshness and a long, red berry-laced finish. 4,860 cases were made.

The entry level cuvee is the 2015 Patelin de Tablas and it's Syrah dominated in 2015, checking in as a blend of 51% Syrah, 31% Grenache, 14% Mourvèdre and 4% Counoise. Tasting like a terrific Cotes du Rhone, it offers lots of black fruits, peppered meats, leather and dried herbs in its charming, medium-bodied, utterly delicious and gulpable personality. Drink this beauty over the coming 4-5 years, and if you forget bottles for even longer, it will still be good. This is another solid lineup by Jason Haas’ Tablas Creek, which is in the northern part of Paso Robles. The 2014s are charming and forward, with the 2015s showing the more elegant, silky style of the vintage. Haas commented that the vines were tired in 2015 and stressed by the alternating hot/cold cycles that persisted throughout the year. while yields were lower in 2015, there was no pressure to harvest, which allowed them to do multiple passes and picks through each site.