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1997 Rouge
Rouge: The Beginning
After years of searching, Robert Haas (Vineyard Brands) and the Perrins (Château de Beaucastel) found the perfect site for their new estate in the steep and stony hills west of Paso Robles. Tablas Creek Vineyard was conceived with vine selections similar to Beaucastel. Natural farming techniques in the vineyard allow our grapes to be the purest expression of the warm climate and the calcareous clay soils in which they grow. Fermenting with native yeasts and selective blending of the varietals, as practiced by Beaucastel for 150 years, allow the wine to best express its rich and elegant esthetic qualities. We have left no stone unturned in our effort to make Tablas Rouge a forceful statement of its outstanding terroir.
Production Notes
Tablas Rouge is estate bottled from vines grown on the Tablas Creek Vineyard Estate cultivated without the use of herbicides or systemic pesticides. Only hand hoeing, cover crops, mulch, scorching and mowing are used for weed control. Natural predatory insects, “Bordeaux Mixture” and sulfur control pests and fungi.
Tasting Notes
Tablas Creek Vineyard Rouge is modeled after Château de Beaucastel, with a Mourvèdre-based cuvée that combines an appealing earthiness with layers of rich fruit. The harvest was early in 1997, benefitting from a warm spring and a hot, dry summer. Tablas Rouge 1997 shows a very deep cherry red color and presents a ripe berryish nose with leathery overtones. It is complex and layered with jammy red fruit and just a hint of oak. There is good intensity and depth and the wine finishes with excellent persistence on the palate.
Updated tasting notes from a December 2010 vertical tasting can be found on the Tablas Creek blog.
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- 34% Mourvèdre
- 30% Grenache
- 30% Syrah
- 6% Counoise
Technical Notes
- 14.5% alcohol by volume
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