Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Rosé Adelaida District 2024

The Data

Country USA

Appellation Adelaida District

Varietal Rose Blend

Retail Price $28

ABV 13.5%

Score 4.5 Stars/95 points

In the Glass

Appearance

Brilliant, light peach color.

Aromatics

The nose is moderately intense, offering scents of peach, apricot stone, and citrus zest with supporting notes of fresh orange peel, red grapefruit, and wet stones.

Flavor

The palate echoes the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of nectarine, mulberry, dragon fruit, and wild strawberry. The finish is long and lingering.

Intensity & Texture

Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant 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

B+

Selling for $28 a bottle, this lovely, perfectly balanced Rosé will be the highlight of your summer table — it’s a super buy.

Analysis

Tablas Creek’s excellent Patelin de Tablas Rosé is made in the tradition of Provence-style Rosé wines while being a hell of a lot better than most of their southern France brethren. The blend varies from vintage to vintage, with Grenache typically leading the way. The 2024 vintage is composed of a mix of 71% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 8% Vermentino, and 1% Counoise. 2024, like 2023, was a wet winter followed by a cool start to summer with temperatures rising from July through October. A majority of the grapes are direct-pressed into stainless steel tanks, while 10% of the grapes are cool-soaked for half of the day to extract color and structure. The wine was then fermented and rested in stainless steel to retain its fresh flavors. Post-fermentation, the wines were blended, cold-stabilized, and filtered before bottling in January 2025. The consistency of this wine is impressive, with each vintage earning high scores and the revealing fact of disappearing shortly after opening.

How to Enjoy

This beauty needs nothing but a glass, but it pairs perfectly with fried chicken, sushi, grilled Italian sausages, and smoked salmon.