We're proud to announce that in the November/December issue of Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Josh Raynolds reviews Tablas Creek, giving 14 wines 90 points or higher, including our 2006 Esprit de Beaucastel 93 points, our 2007 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 92 points, and our 2006 Panoplie 94 points and calling it "a big, rich mouthful of wine, displaying a full range of black and blue fruits and a velvety texture. The finish is utterly seamless, and endless". Read the entire review.

Many of our regular customers don't realize that we make one of California's most unique sweet wines: a 100% Mourvedre from grapes dried on straw. So, to encourage everyone to try one, we are doing a new-release feature on our 2006 Vin de Paille Sacrérouge for January. The vin de paille process concentrates Mourvedre's chocolate and fig tendencies, and the wine's sweetness is balanced by good tannins and a persistent minerality. We produced just 200 half-bottle cases. Even better, at the featured price, the wine (normally $45/bottle) is just $38.25/bottle, and just $29.95/bottle for VINsider Wine Club members. You can read more, or order from our online wine shop.

You can read our most recent newsletter, an archive of old newsletters, or a page of recent press. Or, for the freshest of updates, visit the new Tablas Creek Vineyard Blog! You can also read our 2008 Harvest Journal. We also maintain a page for updates on direct shipping news.

Join us! We are looking forward to our 2009 seminar series (including a new American farmstead cheeses seminar) as well as events around the country in places such as San Francisco, Atlanta, Austin, San Diego, San Antonio, New York, Chicago, and Vermont. Read about all of these on our upcoming events page.

93 Points: 2006 Esprit de Beaucastel (Wine Spectator)

Top 100 Wines of 2008: Cotes de Tablas 2006 (San Francisco Chronicle)

Top 100 Wines of 2008: Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 2006 (Wine & Spirits)

"Fifteen California Wines for Under $25" (Robert Parker/Business Week)

Wine Pairing: Al Roker's Spicy Chili and Tablas Creek 2004 Syrah (Food & Wine)
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