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News and Press
2012 Dianthus ties for best rosé of the 2012 vintage
In late April we received the International Wine Review's annual rosé report. In it, our 2012 Dianthus tied with a Pinot Noir rosé from Sancerre as the report's top rosé of the 2012 vintage, receiving 92 points and the comments "What makes this wine so good is its pure, fresh and mineral like character combined with good concentration and excellent balance.” We couldn’t be prouder. You can read the full review and see the other wines that made their “Top 20 Rosés of the 2012 Vintage” here.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate on Tablas Creek: "a world-class winery that excels at so many things"
In the Wine Advocate (8/2012), California reviewer Antonio Galloni reviewed Tablas Creek and awarded 17 wines 90+ point ratings, including:
- 2010 Patelin de Tablas (90 points; "impressive density, length and sheer balance, especially for its price")
- 2009 Esprit de Beaucastel (94 points; "boasts serious intensity, richness and depth")
- 2009 Panoplie (95 points; "even more thrilling from bottle than it was from barrel")
- 2010 Esprit de Beaucastel (93-95 points; "decidedly huge ... exciting ... refined")
- 2010 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc (91 points; "bright, focused and beautifully articulated")
- 2010 Mourvedre (92 points; "incomparable textural finesse"), and
- 2010 Panoplie (94-96 points; “a dazzling, muscular red”).
He concluded that Tablas Creek was a "world class winery that excels as so many things". Read the complete review »
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Selected Recent Press
- 05/06/13 "12 Festive Rosés from California" (Wine Spectator)
- 05/02/13 2012 Vermentino: "Exceptional" (Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences)
- 04/24/13 92 points: 2012 Dianthus (International Wine Review)
- 03/27/13 "Wines to try for the perfect Easter feast" (Dallas Morning News)
- 11/15/12 Reviews: Tablas Creek Vineyard (Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar)
- 07/25/12 "Memorable Bottles for $20" (New York Times)
Upcoming Events
Celebrate Paso Robles Wine Festival with Tablas Creek
Join us for the Paso Robles Wine Community's biggest celebration! We'll pour Esprit de Beaucastel at Friday's Reserve Event and a range of new releases at Saturday's Grand Tasting. And all weekend we'll have special wines open at the winery and will be taking tours to visit our herd of sheep, alpacas and donkeys. Sunday 11am to 1:30pm enjoy Chef Jacob Lovejoy's small plates, free with a tasting. Details & more events »
Tablas Creek News
Featured Wine for May: 2011 Cotes de Tablas Blanc
In May, we're featuring our 2011 Cotes de Tablas Blanc at a 10% discount. In 2011, our Viognier crop was cut by 80% due to spring frost, leaving a tiny, intense yield of less than one-half a ton per acre. The resulting wine is rich and tropical, with stone fruits and honey, but at the same time firmly dry, with a very long, saline & mineral finish. Details »
On the Blog: When Terroir Was a Dirty Word
May 15, 2013
Take a look at the seven-line entry of Frank Schoonmaker, America’s foremost wine expert and author in 1964, about terroir. His association, rather than the "somewhereness" the wine exhibits, is more of a taste of dirt, neither elegant nor elevated: "somewhat unpleasant, common, persistent”. My, how things have changed. More »