Tablas Creek, Paso Robles, Esprit de Beaucastel Red 2007 Jennie Needed a solid hour decant

Needed a solid hour decant or more

while the palate is snappy and refreshing

Zinfandel (17%)

with a real sense of expansiveness that gives the wine breadth

with grapes cultivated in a vineyard cared for by Father Mathew himself

Tablas Creek, Paso Robles, Esprit de Beaucastel Red 2007 Jennie Needed a solid hour decantThe Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit de Tablas is a blend of four estate grown varietals, propagated from budwood cuttings from the Chteau de Beaucastel estate. The wine is based on the dark red fruit, earth, spice and mid palate richness of Mourvdre, with additions of Grenache for forward fruit, approachability and lushness, Syrah for mineral, aromatics, and back palate tannins, and Counoise for brambly spice and acidity. 2007 Esprit de Beaucastel (44%