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Articles & Reviews

Recent Press

01/31/12 "California Wine: Tablas Creek Unique" (KCET's The Nosh)
01/26/12 "Tablas Creek's family roots" (Decant This! with Bill Ward)
01/15/12 92 points: 2009 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc (Anthony Dias Blue)
01/05/12 Wine of the Week: 2009 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc (Los Angeles Times)
12/31/11 Top 100 Wines of 2011: 2009 Cotes de Tablas (Wine Spectator)
12/01/11 Top 100 Wines of 2011: 2010 Patelin de Tablas Blanc (San Francisco Chronicle)
12/01/11 Reviews: Rhone Rangers (The Rhone Report)
12/01/11 91 Points & Best Buy: 2010 Patelin de Tablas (Wine&Spirits)
11/18/11 "Wine for Thanksgiving: Grenache" (Patrick Comiskey, Zester Daily)
11/15/11 Reviews: California’s Central Coast (Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar)
11/04/11 Wines for Thanksgiving (epicurious.com)

Wine Reviews & Awards

10/03/11 91 Points: 2010 Patelin de Tablas (Wine Spectator)
10/01/11 California Central Coast Reviews: Tablas Creek Vineyard (James Suckling)
08/31/11 Reviews: California’s Rhone Rangers (Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate)
08/19/11 “The Chronicle Recommends: Rhone-Style Reds” (San Francisco Chronicle)
08/01/11 Best Buy: 2010 Patelin de Tablas Blanc (Wine&Spirits)
07/07/11 Very Highly Recommended: 2010 Vermentino (Dan Berger’s Vintage Experiences)
06/25/11 “Wine of the Week, Winery of the Month” (Simple Hedonisms)
06/15/11 “California’s Worldly Whites” (Wine Spectator)
06/03/11 “The Chronicle Recommends: Summer Whites” (San Francisco Chronicle)
05/18/11 93 Points: 2009 Côtes de Tablas (Wine Spectator)
04/21/11 “The Green List: Eco Getaways, Beauty Fixes, Meals, and More” (Vogue Daily)
04/14/11 2010 Patelin de Tablas Blanc: Exceptional (Dan Berger’s Vintage Experiences)
03/14/11 90 Points: 2009 Roussanne (Wine Spectator)
02/10/11 "Five Mourvèdre wines from Paso Robles” (W. Blake Gray, Los Angeles Times)
12/09/10 “What We’re Drinking: A Rhone Ranger’s Unique White” (James Molesworth, Wine Spectator)
12/08/10 Top 100 Wines of 2010: Esprit de Beaucastel 2007 (Wine Spectator)
12/08/10 Top 100 Wines of 2010: Esprit de Beaucastel 2008 (San Francisco Chronicle)
12/05/10 Reviews: Rhone Rangers (The Rhone Report)
11/29/10 “13 Great Reds from Paso Robles” (Wine Spectator Online)
11/14/10 Wine of the Week: A Thanksgiving Rosé (Zester Daily)
11/10/10 2007 Esprit de Beaucastel named Wine Spectator’s #33 Wine of 2010
11/01/10 “Mourvèdre: A Sturdy Red for Winter” (Eric Asimov, New York Times)
10/29/10 “A Thanksgiving Preview with a Rhône Blend” (Mary Ann Worobiec, Wine Spectator)
09/10/10 Five Stars: 2007 Esprit de Beaucastel (Decanter)
08/30/10 Reviews: California’s Rhone Rangers (Robert Parker, Wine Advocate)
07/10/10 “5 Top Aromatic Wines” (Lettie Teague, Food & Wine)
06/10/10 “Think Pink” (Sunset Magazine)
12/17/09 94 Points: 2007 Esprit de Beaucastel (Wine Spectator)
12/05/09 Top 100 Wines of 2009: Esprit de Beaucastel 2006 (Wine Spectator)
12/01/09 Top 100 Wines of 2009: Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle)
11/25/09 Reviews: California’s Central Coast (Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar)
11/01/09 Reviews: California Rhone Rangers (The Rhone Report)
11/01/09 “The Chronicle Recommends: Rhone-Style Whites” (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/10/09 American Wine Awards: Best Rhone White over $20 (Food & Wine)
09/01/09 Reviews: California’s Rhone Rangers (Robert Parker, Wine Advocate)
07/26/09 “California Winemakers Fall for Mourvedre” (San Francisco Chronicle)
05/09/09 92 Points: 2007 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc (Michael Apstein, Wine Review Online)
02/11/09 Vin de Paille Sacrérouge: “Bottled Seduction” (Sunset Magazine)
12/17/08 93 Points: 2006 Esprit de Beaucastel (Wine Spectator)
12/10/08 Top 100 Wines of 2008: Cotes de Tablas 2006 (San Francisco Chronicle)
11/10/08 Reviews: California’s Central Coast (Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar)
10/16/08 “Fifteen California Wines for Under $25” (Robert Parker, Business Week)
09/22/08 “The 10 Best Wines of 2008” (Jordan Mackay, 7x7 Magazine)
06/30/08 Reviews: California’s Rhone Rangers (Robert Parker, Wine Advocate)
06/10/08 93 Points: 2006 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc (Wine&Spirits)
04/10/08 “25 Under $25: Forget the price tag; you’ll love the bottle” (Forbes Life)
03/14/08 “Domestic white Rhone varietals and blends” (San Francisco Chronicle)
01/27/08 “Feature Focus: Tablas Creek Vineyard” (Alder Yarrow, vinography.com)
01/10/08 Top 100 Wines of 2008: Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 2006 (Wine & Spirits)
12/21/07 “Wines to pair with Christmas dishes” (San Francisco Chronicle)
12/11/07 “Holiday Wine Survival Guide: Gifts to Impress the Host” (Food&Wine)
11/14/07 “A time to behold wine’s beauty” (Los Angeles Times)
11/01/07 Reviews: California’s Central Coast (Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar)
08/31/07 Reviews: California’s Rhone Rangers (Robert Parker/Wine Advocate)
08/30/07 “Highly Recommended”: Côtes de Tablas Blanc 2006 (Dan Berger’s Vintage Experiences)
08/10/07 93 Points: 2005 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc (Wine&Spritis)
07/25/07 “Drink in the scents of summer” (Los Angeles Times)
07/18/07 “Mourvèdre, a great and stinky grape” (Slate)
05/05/07 Reviews: Tablas Creek Vineyard (Wine Review Online)
04/23/07 “California State of the Art” (Forbes Life)
04/16/07 “A White of a Different Color” (Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, Smart Money)
04/15/07 5 Stars: 2004 Esprit de Beaucastel (Restaurant Wine)
04/10/07 94 Points: 2005 Côtes de Tablas Blanc (Wine&Spirits)
03/21/07 Wine Pairing: Al Roker’s Spicy Chili and Tablas Creek 2004 Syrah (Food & Wine)
03/20/07 Reviews: Rhone Whites (Santé)
12/03/06 Esprit de Beaucastel 2004: Top 100 Wines of 2006 (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/26/06 “Rethinking and Freethinking California Blends” (James Suckling, Wine Spectator Online)
10/23/06 The Central Coast’s Rhone Rangers (Robert Parker/Business Week)
09/04/06 Reviews: California’s Central Coast (Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar)
08/28/06 Reviews: California’s Rhône Rangers (Robert Parker/Wine Advocate)
06/19/06 90 Points: 2005 Rosé (Robert Parker/Business Week)
04/10/06 Swashbuckler: Focus on Tannat (Saveur)
12/31/05 2003 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc: #11 Wine of 2005 (Wine Enthusiast)
12/04/05 Esprit de Beaucastel 2002: Top 100 Wines of 2005 (San Francisco Chronicle)
11/16/05 “Turkey Chasers” (Boston Globe)
07/10/05 Reviews: California’s Central Coast (Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar)
06/30/05 Reviews: California’s Rhone Rangers (Robert Parker/Wine Advocate)
05/18/05 “White Picks from the Hospice du Rhône” (MSNBC.com)
01/05/05 95 Points: 2003 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc (Wine Enthusiast)
11/17/04 “What Becomes a Turkey Most” (Eric Asimov, New York Times)
09/09/04 92 Points: Esprit de Beaucastel 2002 (Wine Spectator)
06/30/04 “Wines for a Jaded Palate” (Frank Prial, New York Times)
06/16/04 Wine Pairing: Luscious Lobster (Forbes Magazine)
05/10/04 “Paso Robles: 10 Top Bottles” (Food & Wine)
01/05/04 “Going Green: 10 Top Bottles” (Food & Wine)
12/10/03 94 points: Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 2001 (Wine Enthusiast)
09/02/03 “Spurrier’s Choice: Best New World White” (Decanter)
08/23/03 Reviews: California’s Rhône Rangers (Robert Parker/Wine Advocate)
08/10/03 94 Points: Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 2001 (Wine&Spirits)
10/10/00 100 Best Wines of 2000 (Wine & Spirits)

Articles about Tablas Creek

06/19/10 “Tablas Creek, Inspired by Chateau de Beaucastel, Blends New World and Old” (Jay McInerney, Wall Street Journal)
06/01/10 “Best of CA’s Central Coast” (Sunset Travel Guides)
05/03/10 “A Rhône-Styled Transplant Grows Strong Roots in California” (James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Online)
03/05/10 “Seeking California’s Answer to Vino di Tavola: Local Versions of Europe’s Everyday Wines” (New York Times)
03/01/10 “Tablas Creek: Pushing the Rhône Frontier” (Wine Spectator)
10/28/09 “Tablas Creek: America’s best Rhone producer” (Piedmont Post)
09/06/09 “Through Tablas Creek in California, American Rhône-style wines are finally coming up” (Seattle Times)
10/14/08 “An Exemplary Wine Blog” (Linda Murphy, Wine Review Online)
12/04/07 Top 100 Wineries of 2007: Tablas Creek (Wine & Spirits)
04/27/07 “A vintner’s career—through the out door” (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/15/05 “50 Years In Wine: Robert Haas, an American Icon” (Wine Enthusiast)
11/16/04 “Lives: Bob Haas, 50 Years of Great Wines” (Saveur)
01/28/04 “Buying fine wines has brought him a lifetime of stories” (Boston Globe)
01/14/04 “The New Rhône” (Norm Roby, Decanter)
12/10/02 “Tablas Creek Focus and Reviews: Beaucastel in California” (Decanter)

Articles about Paso Robles

06/01/11 “Paso Robles 2.0” (Wine&Spirits)
02/10/11 “Mourvèdre grape a Paso Robles specialty” (W. Blake Gray, Los Angeles Times)
11/28/10 Reviews: California’s Central Coast (Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar)
02/26/10 “Paso Robles: The best wine region you may not know” (Associated Press)
01/31/10 "Ultimate Guide to California: So many wineries, so little time" (Los Angeles Times)
08/28/09 “Rhône grapes find a footing beyond Syrah” (San Francisco Chronicle)
10/08/07 “The Promise of Paso Robles” (Food & Wine)
09/01/07 “Rhône Wasn’t Built in a Day” (Decanter)
08/08/07 “The Anti-Chardonnay” (Bon Appetit)
03/01/07 “Paso Robles: The Next Great Wine Country” (Sunset)
06/15/06 “Paso Robles: a new identity built on Rhone varieties” (Wine Spectator)
12/05/05 “Now: Napa—Next: Paso Robles” (Gourmet)
10/01/05 “Paso Robles: The West Side Story” (Wine Enthusiast)
10/01/05 “The Paso Robles Connection” (Bon Appétit)
08/05/05 “Paso Robles: A World Away” (Decanter)
10/13/04 “Limestone Cowboys: Paso Robles” (Los Angeles Times)
09/10/04 “Paso Robles: Rhône Clone” (Decanter)
08/15/03 “Falling in Love with Paso” (Saveur)
06/10/02 “Paso’s Promise” (Santé Magazine)

Press Releases

Upcoming Events

Paso Robles Rhone Rangers Experience 2/19

Join the 40+ members of the Paso Robles Rhone Rangers chapter for a seminar, lunch and tasting on everything Rhone and Paso Robles. Event tickets, including the seminar, lunch and grand tasting are $75, and tickets for the Grand Tasting alone are just $25. Details & More Events »

Tablas Creek News

February Featured Wine: 2009 Tannat

Each month, we feature a wine that we feel is showing particularly well, and offer that wine at a 10% discount. The 2009 Tannat is dark and smoky, rich with fruit yet powerfully structured. The Wine Advocate gave it 90-93 points and called it "absolutely fabulous...with an opulent, full-bodied personality graced with exquisite inner perfume". Read more » or order online »

On the Blog: Mapping out Tablas Creek's future

February 1, 2012

It's been a busy couple of years for us. We expanded our winery, launched the Patelin de Tablas wines, and dove into Biodynamics. But perhaps the biggest investment we've made in the long-term success of Tablas Creek is the purchase of the 150-acre parcel to our south. Read more »