Tablas Creek Vineyard 2008 Red Esprit de Beaucastel Paso Robles Central Coast

Tablas Creek Vineyard

The 2008 Esprit de Beaucastel shows a deep, spicy nose with waves of fruit alternating between red and black raspberry and cherry, grilled meat, balsamic, and black licorice. The palate shows raspberry, currant and black cherry fruit highlighted by beautiful acidity, an appealing mintiness, and substantial but fine-grained tannins. The wine is remarkably approachable despite its youth, and we think it will only get better. Enjoy over the next two decades.

Wine Advocate

A blend of 38% Mourvedre, 30% Grenache, 36% Syrah, and the rest Counoise, the 2008 Esprit de Beaucastel has notes of graphite, damp earth, forest floor, underbrush, and loads of blue and red fruits. A distinctive peppery, spicy, earthy wine with medium to full body, this will be an early drinker and best consumed in its first 5-7 years of life. Score: 91-93 - Robert Parker, August 2010.

Type	Red
Varietal	Mouvèdre, Grenache, Syrah, Counoise
Vintage	2008
Winemaker	Neil Collins
Alcohol content	14.5%
Appellation	California – Central Coast - Paso Robles
Wine Advocate	91-93
Wine Enthusiast	90
Wine Spectator	--
Other	n/a