Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 2003
Rhone White Blends
from Central Coast, California
winemaker's notes:
"A fabulous white Rhone blend of enormous complexity and charm. Fills the mouth with butterscotch, Crème brulee, pineapple, mineral, vanilla, ripe white peach and hazelnut flavors, and, as sweet as that sounds, the wine is dry and crisp. The greatest Esprit Blanc ever. Roussanne, Grenache Blanc and Viognier."
-Wine Enthusiast
"The 2003 Esprit de Beaucastel white is a blend of 68% Roussanne, 27% Grenache Blanc, and 5% Viognier. More tightly textured, with seemingly higher acidity than the 2002, it is a powerful, broad, concentrated effort offering a smorgasbord of aromas and flavors, including candle wax, lanolin, pineapples and other tropical fruits, and rose water."
-Wine Advocate
