Tablas Creek Côtes de Tablas Blanc Adelaida District 2018
The Data
Country USA
Appellation Adelaida District
Varietal White Blend
Retail Price $30
ABV 13.5%
Score 4 Stars/93 points
In the Glass
Appearance
Brilliant, medium green/gold color.
Aromatics
The nose is moderately intense offering scents of apricot stone and lemon grass with supporting notes of nectarine, mineral, and citrus zest.
Flavor
The palate echoes the nose delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of lemon curd, kiwi, and wet stones. The finish is long and lingering with more mineral and citrus.
Intensity & Texture
Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant but lush texture.
Cool Factor
Tablas Creek is a unique winery in California seamlessly marrying Old World and New World winemaking and setting the standard for Rhône varietals in California. What could be cooler?
Value Grade
This beautiful Viognier-forward white is wonderfully complex and absolutely unique delivering Paso Robles fruit with a Rhône sensibility.
Analysis
This complex and substantial white is made of a blend of: 40% Viognier, 35% Grenache Blanc, 20% Marsanne, and 5% Roussanne. The grapes for this wine were grown in their certified organic and bio-dynamic estate vineyard. The four varietals utilized in the Côtes de Tablas were whole-cluster pressed and fermented in stainless steel with native yeasts. The wines were racked and blended in April 2019 and then bottled in June 2019. The Côtes de Tablas is drinking beautifully now but it will evolve in the cellar over the next three to five years.
How to Enjoy
You can sip this wine with nothing at all but I believe that this is a wine that is begging for food, pairing well with nearly any fish or fowl being able to match herbs and spices as well.