T ABLAS CREEK VINEYARD PATELINCÔTES DE TDEABLAS TABLAS B LANC2005 2011 The TablasThe Creek Tablas Vineyard Creek Vineyard Côtes Patelinde Tablas de Tablas is a blend Blanc ofis foura blend estate-grownof four Rhône white varietals:Rhône varietals: Grenache, Grenache Syrah, Blanc, Counoise Viognier, and Mourvedre.Roussanne, Like and most Marsanne. wines of The the wineSouthern incorporates Rhône, fruit it isfrom eleven top Rhône vineyards in Paso Robles, each vineyard a blend of varietals, featuring the fruitiness of Grenache bal- selected for its quality. Like many white wines from the Southern anced by Rhône,the spice it isand based structure on the of crispSyrah, acids with and meaty, rich earthymouthfeel notes fromof MourvedreGrenache Blanc, and Counoise. with Viognier added for floral, tropical aromatics, and small additions of Roussanne and Marsanne for The 2005structure. vintage was one of nature’s lucky breaks, with excel- lent quality and The higher-than-normal 2011 vintage was our yields.second Theconsecutive summer winter was with uniformly healthysunny rainfall,but relatively but yields cool, were and dramatically harvest beganreduced (rela- by two tively latenights for us) of frost in the on April3rd 8thweek and of9th, September. impacting particularly The grapes Viognier spent nearlyand Grenachea month Blanc.longer Despite than thenormal low crop on loads,the vine, ripening and was the resultingslow winesdue to awere very coolintensely summer, mineral, and harvest with was good roughly struc- three ture and weekspowerful later aromatics. than normal. Our Warm, fi rst sunny lots ofweather Syrah during came harvest in allowed the later-ripening varieties to reach full maturity. The on September 29th, followed by Grenache on October 5th, long hangtime and low yields combined to produce fruit with Mourvedrenotable on October richness balanced11th, and by (unusuallyhigher than usualfor us, acidity, our all last at low varietal harvested)alcohol levels. Counoise The grapes on wereOctober harvested 28th. between September 15th and November 5th. All varietals were All varietals fermented for the in Patelin stainless de Tablas steel Blancwith thewere use whole of native clusteryeasts: pressed, the Syrah and fermentedin open-top in stainless fermenters, steel topunched emphasize down manually,the clean andcrisp theflavors other and varietalspreserve thein aromatics.closed fermen- Only native ters with yeastspump-over were aeration.used. After After fermentation, pressing, the the wines wines were were racked racked, blended,and blended, aged and for bottled a year in March in 1200-gallon 2012 French oak foudres, and thenThe 2011bottled Patelin in April de 2007.Tablas The Blanc wines shows underwent fruity, floral only a lightaromas fi ltration of beforehoneysuckle, bottling. apricot and candied grapefruit, with a spicy mineral note emerging with air. In the mouth VINEYARD SOURCES it’s mouth-filling with peach and lemon zest flavors and a TECHNICAL NOTES The 2005creamy Côtes texture,de Tablas but haskept anfresh intensely by vibrant Grenache acids. The nose finish • 22% Tablas-clone Grenache Blanc from Catherine’sof rare steak, pepper and blueberry. It is juicy and rich in the Vineyard in the limestone-rich El Pomar region of Templeton is long, rich and clean, with lingering flavors of peach and 43% Grenache mouth, with ripe tannins and a fi nish laced with licorice. • 17% Viognier from the biodynamically-farmed Chequera mineral. Drink now and for the next 2-3 years. Vineyard24% Mourvèdrein the cool Templeton Gap • 14%18% Tablas-clone Syrah Viognier and Roussanne from Paso Ridge15% Vineyard Counoise in El Pomar • 11% Viognier from Hidden Valley Vineyard in the Templeton TECHNICAL NOTES Gap14.8% Alcohol by Volume 45% Grenache Blanc • 8% Tablas-clone Roussanne, Marsanne and Grenache 34% Viognier Blanc3500 from Cases the Edward Produced Sellers Vineyard in the Templeton 18% Roussanne Gap 3% Marsanne • 6%FOOD Viognier PAIRINGS from Paso Uno Vineyard in El Pomar • 5% Tablas-clone Grenache Blanc from La Vista Vineyard 13.5% Alcohol by Volume 2900 Cases Produced in theGrilled Adelaida Steaks Hills just east of Tablas Creek. • 5% Roussanne from the cerified organic Tablas Creek Pasta with Meat Sauces estate vineyard. FOOD PAIRINGS • 4%Rich Tablas-clone Beef Stews Grenache Blanc from the Dawson’s Seafood cooked with garlic and white wine CreekSpicy Vineyard Sausages in El Pomar Green salads with avocado and citrus dressing • 4% Tablas-clone Grenache Blanc from Burbank Ranch in Lemon chicken El Pomar Scallops • 4% Tablas-clone Grenache Blanc from Briarwood Vineyard Light-fleshed fish with tropical salsa in the Templeton Gap Distributed by Vineyard Brands • Vineyard Brands Selections • www.vineyardbrands.com • www.tablascreek.com • TAB213.