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WINE OF THE MONTH
MARCEL DEISS
Pinot Blanc 2004
Alsace, France
$22
regularly $29
A little history
Tablas creek is a joint venture started in the late 80's by the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel and Robert Haas of Vineyard Brands. They purchased 120 acres 12 miles from the Pacific in west Paso Robles. They chose land that had the most similarities as Beaucastel's home in Chateauneauf de Pape. calcareous clay soil, steep terraced slopes, hot days and cool nights. In 1990 vines of Mourvédre, Grenache Noir, Syrah, Counoise, Roussanne, Viognier, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc and Picpoul Blanc were imported from their French estate. After nursing, planting and constructing a winery, the 1997 vintage was introduced into the market as Chateaunuef inspired blends. All wines from Tablas Creek are hand harvested from their organic vineyards and only native yeasts are used during fermentation.
winemaker Neil Collins has been with the estate from the beginning managing the vineyards and crafting around twenty different Rhone style bottlings from Roussanne to Counoise to the most esteemed Esprit de Beaucastel
Rose
the rose first hit in 1999 and Neil tells me it has always been mainly Mourvèdre and always this intense. The rest of the make up is Grenache and Counoise. This is not a dainty rose. Big pink couilles on this one. I've been calling it the perfect transition wine from reds to summer roses with its rich pink color and explosive spicy fruit flavors. This is a rose meal within itself but I’ve been pondering all of the amazing grilled, smoked, slathered, fried, dripping proteins I’m going chomp on with Tablas pink by my side.
regularly $29
A little history
Tablas creek is a joint venture started in the late 80's by the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel and Robert Haas of Vineyard Brands. They purchased 120 acres 12 miles from the Pacific in west Paso Robles. They chose land that had the most similarities as Beaucastel's home in Chateauneauf de Pape. calcareous clay soil, steep terraced slopes, hot days and cool nights. In 1990 vines of Mourvédre, Grenache Noir, Syrah, Counoise, Roussanne, Viognier, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc and Picpoul Blanc were imported from their French estate. After nursing, planting and constructing a winery, the 1997 vintage was introduced into the market as Chateaunuef inspired blends. All wines from Tablas Creek are hand harvested from their organic vineyards and only native yeasts are used during fermentation.
winemaker Neil Collins has been with the estate from the beginning managing the vineyards and crafting around twenty different Rhone style bottlings from Roussanne to Counoise to the most esteemed Esprit de Beaucastel
Rose
the rose first hit in 1999 and Neil tells me it has always been mainly Mourvèdre and always this intense. The rest of the make up is Grenache and Counoise. This is not a dainty rose. Big pink couilles on this one. I've been calling it the perfect transition wine from reds to summer roses with its rich pink color and explosive spicy fruit flavors. This is a rose meal within itself but I’ve been pondering all of the amazing grilled, smoked, slathered, fried, dripping proteins I’m going chomp on with Tablas pink by my side.
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