2013 Tablas Creek Esprit Blanc de Tablas
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Green-tinged yellow. Ripe pear and nectarine aromas show very good depth and clarity, turning spicier with air. Smooth, warm and open-knit, offering an array of pit and citrus fruit flavors that tighten up on the back half. A floral note comes up on the fragrant, focused, fruity finish.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Josh Raynolds
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Probably the leanest example of this cuvee I've tasted, the 2013 Esprit de Tablas Blanc checks in as 71% Roussanne, 21% Grenache Blanc and 8% Picpoul that saw 10 months in mostly neutral foudre. It offers pretty, salty minerality in its leafy herbs, citrus and stone fruits to go with a medium-bodied, juicy, straightforward (by this cuvee's standards anyway) personality. This cuvee has a long track record of aging gracefully, but I'd lean toward drinking this over the coming 4-5 years.
Dried pear, crushed flowers, savory herbs and mint emerge from the 2013 Esprit de Tablas Blanc. This is a much more laid back, mineral-driven wine next to the straight Roussanne, probably because of the blend, which includes 21% Grenache Blanc and 8% Picpoul Blanc, along with aging in larger, neutral puncheons.