Another Winner from Tablas Creek

2002 Tablas Creek Roussane
$24.99
Jen’s Notes

In our dual quest to experience Rhones and their California clones, as well as to try the renowned wines of Tablas Creek, we snapped up one of three remaining ’02 Roussanes at the San Francisco K&L. We eagerly anticipated our second wine from Tablas Creek (see "The Great White Rhone" for the review of our first one) and knew we were in for something special once we poured it into our glasses. The wine exhibited a beautiful, luminous gold color and smelled like a bouquet of honeysuckle. The first sips were mouth-filling and smooth, giving up flavors of ripe apricots, honey, tropical fruit and some floral notes. These flavors became rounder and deeper mid-palate, with a hint of mineral underneath, before flowing into a long, satisfying finish. Shane and I agree that Tablas Creek is crafting some of the best white wines in California.