Eric Urbani

9.3

A tasting of six aged white Rhônes, including 20 and 35-year-old Hermitages vs Chapoutier Saint-Joseph Blancs from Les Granits and a 19-year-old Esprit from Tablas Creek, Beaucastel's sister winery in Paso Robles, as well as one of the first great Viogniers to come out of California, the 2009 Calera Mount Harlan. The Tablas Creek held up well against these heavyweights, coming in second place. — 2 years ago

Jason Sliwa

9.2

Thanks to @Eli Barton dot this recommendation. Enjoyed it thoroughly. — 4 years ago

Yen Boubel

9.1

Dark red fruit, roasted meat & chocolate. — 5 years ago

Linda Shoop

9.1

Fresh and lemony. — 5 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

Bourboulenc is a traditional but now fairly obscure varietal originally from southern France. From one of my favorite OG producers in Paso. — 6 years ago

Wayne Christensen

9.1

On the rich side with floral hints. — 7 years ago

Arnold Platzker

9.1

Good nose, medium-body, strawberry, nice finish.
— 9 years ago

Kathrine Zeren

9.1

Really smooth and buttery like a Chardonnay — 11 years ago

Jessica Wohlwend

9.3

Great Dessert wine — 12 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.5

More please! — 13 years ago

Joe Estrada

9.1

Minerality with melon, a bit of spice — 3 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.1

2019 Vintage - out of a 375 - nice Southern Rhône blend- Black fruit , licorice, Christmas spice medium acidity 14% abv elegant — 4 years ago

Yen Boubel

9.0

Sweet spices, bramble berry fruit & good acidity. — 5 years ago

L Damore

9.0

Light- tablas creek is amazing. — 6 years ago

Guillermo Vargas

8.9

Rico y suave — 6 years ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.3

With this much age this is a really fun bottle! Nose has baked stone fruit and tons of hazelnut with a hint of dried citrus peel. Palate is lively and rich with amaretto, bananas foster, peach crumble, and lemon custard. Fantastic. — 8 years ago

Doug Scott

9.7

Rich honey with waves of minerality and balanced acidity. Unique. 100% Roussanne. — 11 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

8.9

Med body, good length,savoury but not too funky. — 11 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.0

Pale gold color with appealing mango, pineapple, honey and hints of ginger, sweet spice and citrus aromas. On the palate it's medium bodied, and off-dry with a supple, smooth texture and very good acidity. The flavors follow the aromas with spiced sweet lemon joining the party. Clean lingering finish — 12 years ago

Mary Jane Reiter

Sommelier & Writer SpecialForkWines

10

4 stars; beautiful creamy palate Butterscotch and flowers on nose — 13 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.3

This is a stunning white showing surprisingly rich evolution: lemon and candied lemon, acacia, honeysuckle, wet stone, sage, green apple, dried apple, white peach, lime, lime zest, fennel and anise. It’s held up very well for six years, with vibrant acidity and rich, creamy texture. Very long finish — 3 years ago

Ganesh

9.9

Unbelievable — 4 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.1

Bright green-gold in the glass…lemon, pineapple, yuzu notes with a hint of green grass with lively acidity. Serious weight, nicely dry, touch of bitter grip on the finish. Tablas whites make wonderful dinner companions. Very nice foil for good Greek takeout of pasticcio, simple chicken kebabs, and skordelia. Opah! — 4 years ago

R Bl

9.2

Amazing chocolate blackberry, with hints of leather and smooth mellow background vanilla. For a wine with very little structure and tannin, the powerful combo of black fruit and dark chocolate are just about everything, and it’s terrific at probable peak of 12 years. — 6 years ago

Christian Adams

9.5

Got while on the club upon release. Popping it in Dec 2019. This beast is beautiful.
Dry gingerbread spice dark cocoa powder and dried cherries.
Tobacco and black cherry, strong tannin grip. Ripping acidity. Bad end stringent with stewed plum skins. — 7 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

Finally. This wine takes much longer to show its core beauty than one might expect. Now layered and full of honeyed quince and green olive and hay and herbs. The baby fat is gone, and while this still holds weight on the palate, it's more muscled and taut, less big and sloppy. Very true to it's Rhône heritage. — 8 years ago

Tyler Thomas

8.9

Really has held up quite well. You can see the southern Rhone inspiration but the breadth in the mid palate belies it's California qualities. Great example of age worthy CA red. — 11 years ago

lynda lou bouch

8.9

2010 -- very nice, a surprise to find in my cellar!! — 11 years ago

Michael Hildbold

9.5

Still plenty of life left. — 12 years ago

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Lauren Houston

9.6

One of our favorite central coast vineyards. Just visited for the second time in Feb. Anxiously awaiting my assorted shipment of goodness. — 13 years ago