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2009 Tablas Creek - Esprit de Beaucastel Proprietary Blend - USA - California - San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles - Red

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2009 Tablas Creek - Esprit de Beaucastel
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USA - California - San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles

Red Proprietary Blend
Score
90
WS 88
IWC 93
WA 91-94
Drink Dates
WA: 2014-2024 WS: 2012-2019
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IWC 93
Source International Wine Cellar
Issue Issue 159

(40% mourvedre, 28% syrah, 27% grenache and 5% counoise): Vivid ruby-red. Sexy, highly perfumed aromas of candied raspberry, potpourri, Asian spices, sandalwood and licorice, with zesty minerality emerging with aeration. Suave, fresh and lithe, showing impressive definition and florality to its seamless red fruit flavors. The spicy, very long finish features gentle tannins and a flavor of red raspberry. A very polished blend.

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WA 91-94
Source Wine Advocate
Issue 196
Drink Dates 2014-2024

The 2009 Esprit de Beaucastel, tasted from foudre, is very, very young. The wine literally explodes on the palate with a rush of dark fruit enshrouded within a wall of muscular tannin. The 2009 is a dark inward Esprit that will require patience, but when the wine opens up it will be a jewel. Actually, it already is. In 2009 the blend is 40% Mourvedre, 28% Syrah, 27% Grenache and 5% Counoise.

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WS 88
Source Wine Spectator
Drink Dates 2012-2019

Well-structured and full-bodied, offering pure, ripe boysenberry, blueberry, mineral and cedar flavors, with a chewy edge to the tannins. Mourvedre, Syrah, Grenache, and Counoise. 3,075 cases made.

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Community Tasting Notes average score of 90 points based upon 2 reviews

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Author modaljazzc
Site / Blog   Trust Rating 95.618%
Tasted On 12/16/2012

Fantastic. Aromatic and rich.

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Author Ilya S
Site / Blog   Trust Rating 89.625%
Tasted On 06/14/2012

The most interesting outcome of the Paso Robles tasting. The 2007 vintage of this wine is the wine of the tasting (95 points from me), and the 2009 version is one the least interesting wines that I give 87 only because of my generous nature... Flat and boring are the only words I wrote down at the time after tasting it well over the course of 3 hours in a hope of seeing smth better. Avoid.

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