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Our Wines
Tablas Creek Wines
Tablas Creek is dedicated to producing wines from the grapes traditional to France's Rhone Valley. As in the southern Rhone, most of our wines are blended for balance and complexity. Our winemaking, including native yeast fermentation and aging in 1200-gallon French oak foudres, preserves the wines’ expression of their soil, climate, and varietal character. All wines except the Patelin de Tablas wines are produced entirely from grapes grown on our certified organic estate vineyard.
While our three core blends are available in national distribution, many of our small-production wines, including the Panoplie, are available only direct from the winery: through our wine club, by ordering online or by visiting Tablas Creek Vineyard.
If you are curious how a bottle in your cellar is drinking, we encourage you to download our vintage chart.
Esprit de Beaucastel
Our signature wines are the Esprit de Beaucastel, based on Mourvèdre, and the Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc, based on Roussanne. These wines are rich, balanced, and ageable, and should reward time in bottle to mature.
- 2010 Esprit de Beaucastel
- 2010 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc
- 2009 Esprit de Beaucastel
- 2009 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc
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Côtes de Tablas
Our Côtes de Tablas, based on Grenache, and Côtes de Tablas Blanc, based on Viognier, are blended to be lushly fruity and appealing, approachable sooner than our Esprit de Beaucastel wines. These wines are based on the Rhône Valley’s signature red and white grapes, and should be recognizable to devotees of the Rhône's best rich yet balanced examples.
Patelin de Tablas
Beginning in 2010, we launched our Patelin de Tablas Blanc, based on Grenache Blanc, and Patelin de Tablas, based on Syrah. These wines include fruit from some of Paso Robles’ top Rhône vineyards in addition to Tablas Creek, and are blended to be bright, fresh and clean, and to offer exceptional value. The Patelin de Tablas Blanc debuted nationally in April, and the Patelin de Tablas in September.
- 2012 Patelin de Tablas Rosé
- 2011 Patelin de Tablas
- 2011 Patelin de Tablas Blanc
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Dry Rosé
Each year, we make a small amount of our Mourvèdre-based dry Rosé. To the rich, complex Mourvèdre we add small amounts of zesty, fruity Grenache and spicy, bright Counoise.
Varietal Wines
In addition to our blends, we often release small quantities of our limited-production Rhône varietal wines. These wines include classic Rhone varieties we make almost every year (including Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre), unusual Rhone varieties we make occasionally (including Picpoul Blanc, Counoise and Marsanne) and non-Rhones we've found work great in Paso Robles (including Vermentino, Antithesis Chardonnay, and Tannat).
- 2012 Vermentino
- 2011 Antithesis Chardonnay
- 2011 Grenache Blanc
- 2011 Marsanne
- 2011 Petit Manseng
- 2011 Picpoul Blanc
- 2011 Roussanne
- 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon
- 2010 Counoise
- 2010 Full Circle Pinot Noir
- 2010 Grenache
- 2010 Mourvèdre
- 2010 Pinot Noir
- 2010 Roussanne
- 2010 Syrah
- 2010 Tannat
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Small-Production Blends
We are proud to make available, exclusively from the winery, wines such as our elite Panoplie, made in the style of Beaucastel’s Hommage a Jacques Perrin, and our En Gobelet, made exclusively from head-pruned, dry-farmed vineyard blocks.
The Panoplie and our other limited-production blends can be purchased online through the Tablas Creek Wine Shop, or by visiting the Tablas Creek Vineyard winery. Many are available exclusively to members of the Tablas Creek Wine Club.
Dessert Wines
In vintages which allow it, we produce small amounts of dessert wines using the vin de paille process. This traditional technique begins with laying ripe (but not overripe) bunches of carefully hand-picked grapes on straw to dehydrate in the sun. When the grapes have reached the desired concentration, they are moved to the cellar, pressed and fermented slowly in oak. The result is sweet wines with richness, balance, and a freshness unusual among dessert wines.
We make three different vin de paille-style wines. Our Vin de Paille is a blend of four white Rhone grapes: Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, and Viognier. Our 100% Roussanne Vin de Paille "Quintessence" is made from a single barrel of the most intense Roussanne. And our 100% Mourvèdre Vin de Paille "Sacrérouge" is, we think, the only wine of its kind made anywhere in the world.
Upcoming Events
Real Men Drink Pink, June 23rd
Join us, along with a dozen Paso Robles rosé producers for the ultimate summer wine revel! Held at Star Farms in San Miguel, complete with a half-acre blue lagoon pool, white sandy beaches and tropical palm trees, the afternoon begins with a rosé Grand Tasting and continues with great live music and revelry. Proceeds benefit the Cancer Support Community. Details & more events »
Tablas Creek News
Featured Wine for June: 2012 Vermentino
In June, we're featuring our 2012 Vermentino at a 10% discount. Vermentino is a classic Mediterranean grape best known in Sardinia and Liguria, where it produces fresh, dry, citrusy wines that taste of the sea the vineyards overlook. Here, we think 2012 made our best Vermentino yet, perfect for the summer's fresh meals. Details »
On the Blog: Stepping out of Beaucastel's Shadow
June 12, 2013
It is time. After a decade of Esprit de Beaucastel, our flagship wines will bear a new name. Please welcome Esprit de Tablas, to debut this fall with the release of the 2011 vintage. More »