Tablas Creek, Paso Robles, Esprit de Beaucastel Red 2008 Sonoma powerful and appealingly intense flavors

powerful and appealingly intense flavors that are blessed with ample amounts of tannin-buffering dry extract that both coats the palate and confers a sappy texture to the beautifully long and still notably structured finish

exotic spice

and while they bear the imprint of the vintage

(RS) 09/2018

92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Tablas Creek, Paso Robles, Esprit de Beaucastel Red 2008 Sonoma powerful and appealingly intense flavorsThe Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit de Tablas is a blend of four estate grown varietals, propagated from budwood cuttings from the Chteau de Beaucastel estate. The wine is based on the dark red fruit, earth, spice and mid palate richness of Mourvdre, with additions of Grenache for forward fruit, approachability and lushness, Syrah for mineral, aromatics, and back palate tannins, and Counoise for brambly spice and acidity. 2008 Esprit de Beaucastel (38%