Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Blanc 2022

Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Blanc

Region: California, USA

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Vermentino, Marsanne, Roussanne, Picpoul, Bourboulenc

ABV: 12.5%

Patelin de Tablas Blanc displays a beautifully balanced nose with bright citrus fruit from Grenache Blanc that mingles with Viognier's stone fruit and white flowers, enhanced by earthy petrichor and peppery spice. On the palate, the Viognier component shines with luscious stone fruit and lemon custard flavours, while the Grenache Blanc provides persistent chalky minerality and vibrant acidity. The finish is long and complex, revealing white grapefruit and jasmine notes with a distinctive briny sea spray salinity.

‘Patelin’ is French slang for ‘neighbourhood’. The ‘Patelin de Tablas’ wines are produced from fruit sourced from numerous, small neighbouring vineyards that Tablas Creek know and respect. All of the sites were planted with cuttings from the Tablas Creek nursery and are farmed sustainably. The different parcels experience the cool coastal breezes of the Templeton Gap and high-elevation influence of El Palomar, as well as the warmer inland temperatures of the Estrella district. These sites provide structured, mineral-laced fruit and excellent acidity.

All grape varieties were whole bunch pressed and fermented in stainless-steel tanks to preserve their bright and crisp aromatics. Only indigenous yeasts were used. After fermentation, the wines were racked and blended, and bottled

Tablas Creek was founded in 1987 by the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel, and the Haas family, owners of the US importer Vineyard Brands. After many years travelling across the United States together to promote the Perrin wines, Robert Haas and Jacques Perrin agreed that California’s climate was ideally suited to the Rhône’s native grape varieties and decided to establish their own winery.