Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles 2014
Brilliant, pale golden straw color. The nose is subtle but complex with interwoven waves of fresh citrus, pear, and grapefruit with supporting notes of tropical fruits, mineral, green melon, and hints of candied ginger. The palate echoes the nose delivering a fresh and vibrant fruit core with generous portions of citrus and mineral to keep it very fresh and lively. Medium-bodied with perfect balance and long lingering flavors that are never weighty. $20 – 4 Stars – 92 points
Robert Hall Viognier Paso Robles 2015
Brilliant, pale straw color. The nose is wonderfully floral with fresh scents of peach and lychee with supporting notes of orange peel, candied ginger, and citrus zest. The palate echoes the nose delivering a lush but vibrant fruit-driven core with a bright dose of acidity. Medium-bodied with ideal balance thanks to a fresh dose of acidity. Made with 100% Viognier. $18 – 4 Stars – 91 points
Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas Paso Robles 2013
See the Full BevX Featured ReviewDeep, dark, garnet red color. The nose reveals an incredibly dense and concentrated wine with layers of black fruits, earth, meaty mushrooms, black currants, brown baking spices, and leather, with hints of smoke and oak. The palate concurs with the nose delivering a potent punch of juicy fruit with dried black and red fruits as well. The spice and earth signature of this wine is truly remarkable as it seamlessly marries with the fruit lingering on and on for minutes. Full-bodied with an incredible deep core of fruit and spice that is unrelenting in its youth while maintaining perfect balance with bright, fresh acidity. $55 – 5 Stars – 97 points
Tablas Creek Cotes de Tablas Paso Robles 2014
Deep, bright, ruby red color. The aromatics are simply beautiful. Scents of deep, dense black fruits are supported by accents of leather, star anise, wild mint, lavender, sagebrush, mineral, and brown baking spices. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering waves of freshly crushed black berries with silky flanking notes of spice, earth, herbs, and dried cherries. Full-bodied with lush, silky fruit and an ideal dose of vibrant acidty that gives a brightness to the wine and prolongs the palate finishing with moderate, chewy tannins. $35 – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Paso Robles 2014
Deep, dark, ruby red color. The nose is wonderfully intense with scents of red cherry upfront followed by notes of plum, wild raspberry, and blackberry compote with accents of blueberry skins, mince meat, rich earth, and mineral. The palate echoes the nose delivering a dense and chewy fruit-driven core with layers of juicy and dried fruits that linger on toward a rustic finish with moderate tannins. Medium to full-bodied with ultra dense fruit while being perfectly balanced with a bright dose of acidity that keeps it fresh and vibrant. $25 – 4 Stars – 91 points
Double Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills 2013
Deep ruby red color. The aromatics are very bright and generous offerings scents of ripe blackberry, plum, cassis, black cheery, and supporting notes of sweet fresh herbs, and sweet oak. The palate echoes the nose delivering supple and juicy berry and plum notes with generous secondary notes of spicem sweet herbs, and sexy oak accents. Medium to full-bodied with $25 – 4.5 Stars – 94 points
Laetitia Estate Pinot Noir Arroyo Grande Valley 2013
Bright, semi-deep ruby red color. The nose is quite pleasing and complex with fruit in the lead offering scents of red cherry, cranberry, and wild strawberries with supporting notes of mineral, dried herbs, allspice, nutmeg, and wood. The palate echoes the nose delivering a fruit core that's more tart than sweet with layers of red fruits with earth, and brown baking spices and cloncluding with oak. Medium to full-bodied with ideal balance with a vibrant dose of acidity and trailing spice accents. $25 – 4 Stars – 90 points
Stephen Ross Estate Pinot Noir Edna Valley 2013
Deep, dense ruby red color. The aromatics are wonderfully compex with scents of ripe raspberry, blueberry and red cherry with supporting notes of mineral, allspice & nutmeg, oak, and fresh herbs. The palate opens with a flood of ripe red berries that soon give way to spicy mix that becomes hot on the finish with hints of green stem as well. Full-bodied with an assertive ripe fruit focus with accents of tart berries and plum brandy. $32 – 3 Stars – 85 points
Tolosa Winery Estate Pinot Noir Edna Valley 2013
Bright, ruby red color. The nose is quite dry with tart, dried red berries in the lead with generous doses of earth, cigar box, and saddle leather with hints of oak and spice. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a rich tart fruit core with flanking notes of brown spice, and earth with accents of sour cherry and trailing black pepper. This is a full-bodied and sturdy Pinot with a firm but approachable structure and ideal balance with a vibrant dose of acidity. $32 – 4 Stars – 90 points
Effort Pinot Noir Edna Valley 2013
Deep, quite dark ruby red color. The nose is filled with the scents of ripe red berries with waves of brown spice, oak, mineral, black pepper, and green herbs. The palate is in full agreemnt with the nose delivering a lush fruit-driven core with generous waves of green vegetation, oak, brown baking spices, and earth. This is a big and fat Pinot with loads of ripe fruit being equaled by spice and earth notes and assertive tannins. $27 – 3 Stars – 85 points
