Professional Ratings

• 96 Vinous

  The 2021 Esprit de Tablas is youthfully inward and complex, with a burst of dusty rose, white pepper and lavender, crushed raspberries and wet stone. It washes across the palate with waves of ripe red and blue fruit, motivated by brisk acidity. Notes of licorice and tactile mineral tones saturate toward the close. A wall of fine-grained tannins clenches the palate with primary concentration, as violet inner florals and hints of lavender resonate on. The 2021 is full of potential, yet patience will be required. Rating: 96+

• 94 James Suckling

  A well-balanced, refined blend of 35% mourvedre, 26% grenache, 23% syrah, 7% vaccarese, 5% cinsault and 4% counoise. Notes of small berries, dried herbs, stones and baking spices. It's medium-bodied with so much texture and volume on the mid-palate. The tannins are fine and support the well-rounded palate. Full of flavor with plenty of spices and juicy fruit at the long finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. 

• 94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2021 Esprit de Tablas is a blend of 35% Mourvèdre, 26% Grenache, 23% Syrah, 7% Vaccarèse, 5% Cinsaut and 4% Counoise. A touch shy from its recent bottling, it slowly unfurls scents of briar fruit, pipe tobacco, dried herbs and botanical tones, gaining in spicy expression as it spends time in the glass. The medium-bodied palate explodes with floral flavors! It has a gently chewy texture, fireworks of fresh acidity and a long, graphite-laced finish.

• 93 Wine Enthusiast

  Elegant layers of black plum, purple flowers, crumpled thyme and warm spiced cookie show on the nose of this blend of 35% Mourvèdre, 26% Grenache, 23% Syrah, 7% Vaccarese, 5% Cinsaut and 4% Counoise. The palate is still quite young and tightly wound, offering bright cranberry and red-plum flavors alongside chaparral and red-flower elements