A blend of 68% Grenache, 28% Mourvedre, 3% Vermentino, and 1% Counoise, the 2024 Patelin de Tablas Rose has a pretty peach color, a touch deeper than most recent vintages. On the nose, vibrant aromatics of white peach, rose hip, mandarin blossom, and broken rock. The mouth is lovely with flavors of fresh apricot, sweetgrass, and all the parts of a wild strawberry patch, from fruit to leaves to flowers. The long, peachy finish shows notes of salted grapefruit, lemongrass, and sea spray.
Tablas Creek Vineyard was founded by the Perrin family of Chateau de Beaucastel and Robert Haas of Vineyard Brands to produce California's best examples of southern Rhone varietals and Chateauneuf du Pape style blends. The partners chose a 120-acre property in the limestone hills of west Paso Robles and imported new clones of Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache, etc., from the Beaucastel estate, and farms their estate organically.
The vineyards and resulting wines showed such purity, intensity, and complexity that the neighbors of Tablas Creek began to plant new vineyards using vines that were propagated from those Beaucastel vines. Tablas Creek's Patelin red, white, and rose are made from grapes harvested from their neighbors' vineyards, and these have become some of the best values in the entire Paso Robles region! This year, it was their rose that stood out like a full moon on a clear night.
When you drink French rose, Grenache or Mourvedre are typically the dominant grapes, so it makes sense that Paso Robles (being a hotbed for Rhone varietals) would make their own roses. We have sampled quite a few of them this year, and while there are definitely some winners, Tablas Creek's is at the top of our list! Dry, crisp, and lower in alcohol (12.5%), this wine definitely is French in style!
ANTONIO GALLONI'S VINOUS MEDIA 91 POINTS - "The 2024 Rosé Patelin de Tablas is more savory than sweet. It wafts up with a dusty mix of dried flowers, crushed stone and freshly sliced nectarine. Lovely fruit sweetness emerges within, guided by fresh acidity as a twang of sour citrus pinches at the cheeks. A salty character develops through the finish, keeping the palate salivating as a hint of sour melon fades."
Tablas Creek Vineyard was founded by the Perrin family of Chateau de Beaucastel and Robert Haas of Vineyard Brands to produce California's best examples of southern Rhone varietals and Chateauneuf du Pape style blends. The partners chose a 120-acre property in the limestone hills of west Paso Robles and imported new clones of Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache, etc., from the Beaucastel estate, and farms their estate organically.
The vineyards and resulting wines showed such purity, intensity, and complexity that the neighbors of Tablas Creek began to plant new vineyards using vines that were propagated from those Beaucastel vines. Tablas Creek's Patelin red, white, and rose are made from grapes harvested from their neighbors' vineyards, and these have become some of the best values in the entire Paso Robles region! This year, it was their rose that stood out like a full moon on a clear night.
When you drink French rose, Grenache or Mourvedre are typically the dominant grapes, so it makes sense that Paso Robles (being a hotbed for Rhone varietals) would make their own roses. We have sampled quite a few of them this year, and while there are definitely some winners, Tablas Creek's is at the top of our list! Dry, crisp, and lower in alcohol (12.5%), this wine definitely is French in style!
ANTONIO GALLONI'S VINOUS MEDIA 91 POINTS - "The 2024 Rosé Patelin de Tablas is more savory than sweet. It wafts up with a dusty mix of dried flowers, crushed stone and freshly sliced nectarine. Lovely fruit sweetness emerges within, guided by fresh acidity as a twang of sour citrus pinches at the cheeks. A salty character develops through the finish, keeping the palate salivating as a hint of sour melon fades."
