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VINdependent End-of-Year Shipment Options for 2012

VINdependents who have not yet fulfilled their six-bottle annual commitment are invited to choose between three pre-configured shipments: one all-reds, one all-whites and one mixed. Members are of course also welcome to configure their own shipment, and can do so on our online order form. The preconfigured options are:

Mixed (Default)

  • 1 bottle of Esprit de Beaucastel 2010 (Our flagship red wine from one of our greatest vintages; 93-95 points, Wine Advocate & Rhone Report)
  • 1 bottle of En Gobelet 2010 (Our blend entirely from head-pruned, dry-farmed vineyard blocks; 91-94 points, Rhone Report)
  • 1 bottle of Tannat 2010 (The intensely structured, smoky grape which we introduced into California, 90 points Wine Advocate)
  • 1 bottle of Antithesis 2010 (Crisp, minerally Chardonnay from an exceptionally cool vintage; 90-92 Wine Advocate; 90 Tanzer's IWC)
  • 1 bottle of Patelin de Tablas Blanc 2011 (Our lush, zesty Grenache Blanc-based blend that the Wine Advocate called "a delicious, value-priced white")
  • 1 bottle of Marsanne 2011 (Just our second-ever Marsanne, beautifully mineral, with white flower and melon flavors)
  • VINdependent Cost: $202.50

Red-Only

  • 2 bottles of Esprit de Beaucastel 2010 (Our flagship red wine from one of our greatest vintages; 93-95 points, Wine Advocate & Rhone Report)
  • 1 bottle of En Gobelet 2010 (Our blend entirely from head-pruned, dry-farmed vineyard blocks; 91-94 points, Rhone Report)
  • 1 bottle of Tannat 2010 (The intensely structured, smoky grape which we introduced into California, 90 points Wine Advocate)
  • 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas 2010 (The follow-up to our Wine Spectator "Top 100" 2009, showing the bright spiciness of Grenache balanced by the cool restraint of the 2010 vintage.)
  • 1 bottle of Patelin de Tablas 2011 (Our mineral, savory Syrah-based Rhone blend that the Wine Advocate called "deep, expressive")
  • VINdependent Cost: $220.50

White-Only

  • 1 bottle of Roussanne 2011 (A varietal bottling of our most important white grape, rich and honeyed yet vibrant; 90-93 points, Rhone Report)
  • 1 bottle of Vermentino 2011 (An intensely citrusy and mineral grape with surprising lushness from the powerful 2011 vintage)
  • 1 bottle of Marsanne 2011 (Just our second-ever Marsanne, beautifully mineral, with white flower and melon flavors)
  • 1 bottle of Grenache Blanc 2011 (A 100-case bottling of the rich yet vibrant white Rhone grape that we introduced to California; 90-92 points Wine Advocate)
  • 1 bottle of Antithesis 2010 (Crisp, minerally Chardonnay from an exceptionally cool vintage; 90-92 Wine Advocate; 90 Tanzer's IWC)
  • 1 bottle of Patelin de Tablas Blanc 2011 (Our lush, zesty Grenache Blanc-based blend that the Wine Advocate called "a delicious, value-priced white")
  • VINdependent Cost: $152.10

If you wish to receive the default mixed shipment, you need do nothing. If you prefer a different pre-configured shipment or a different ship date you can do so by contacting Wine Club Director Nicole Getty at 805.237.1231 x39 or vinsider@tablascreek.com. If you wish to configure your own shipment, you can contact us or order online. If we do not hear from you by December 20th, we will assume that you would like the default shipment; this shipment will be charged the last week of December and shipped out the first week of January, 2012. Contact Wine Club Director Nicole Getty at 805.237.1231 x39 or vinsider@tablascreek.com if you have any questions about your shipment or membership.

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