Cotes de Tablas 2024

Tablas Creek Vineyard (hentet 17. okt. 2026): 2024 Cotes de Tablas – 47% Grenache 28% Syrah 13% Counoise 12% Mourvèdre; appellation: Adelaida District Paso Robles; alkohol 13.5%. Om vinen (producentens tekst, engelsk): The Tablas Creek Vineyard Côtes de Tablas is a blend of four estate-grown Rhône varietals: Grenache, Syrah, Counoise and Mourvèdre. Like most wines of the Southern Rhône, it showcases Grenache, featuring that grape's characteristic generous fruit and refreshing acidity, balanced by the spice and mineral of Syrah, the appealing briary wildness of Counoise and the structure of Mourvèdre. Smagsnote (producentens tekst, engelsk): An unusually dark, complex nose for C ô tes de Tablas , with black raspberry, bramble, and tiramisu notes. On the palate, evenly focused between black and red, both in fruit and licorice character, with good acids and complex notes of bay and bitter chocolate. The finish brings out a nice bite of chalky tannin and sweet, earthy spice. An outstanding year for C ô tes de Tablas. Årgang og vinifikation (producentens tekst, engelsk): The grapes for our Côtes de Tablas were grown on our biodynamic and Regenerative Organic Certified™ estate vineyard. The 2024 vintage began with our second consecutive wet winter, giving the vines good reserves for the growing season. After a normal budbreak and a cool first half of the summer, those reserves were tested by our warmest-ever July and above-average temperatures through October. That led to a compressed harvest that was largely done by the second week of October and yields roughly 20% below our long-term averages. The low yields and warm year combined to produce fruit with intense flavors and noteworthy vibrancy. All varietals were fermented in a mix of stainless steel and wooden upright fermenters with the use of native yeasts. After pressing, the wines were racked, blended in June 2025, aged for a year in 1200-gallon French oak foudres, and then bottled in February 2026. The wine is unfined and unfiltered.