Revisiting an Old Friend

2005 Cotes de Tablas, Tablas Creek
$17.60
Shane’s Notes

When Jen and I first started dating, we went to the Shakespeare Festival in Orinda and drank a Cotes de Tablas and a Nickel and Nickel Zinfandel. I remember thinking that those were two spectacular bottles of wine. So, I was looking forward to revisiting the Cotes de Tablas and it didn’t disappoint. The texture is a touch syrupy and the palate includes flavors of red berry, herbs, cedar, anise and rose water. The finish is medium length. It is nicely fruity and amazingly well crafted. I think the alcohol percentage was listed at 14.8 but you would never know it: there wasn’t even a hint of heat on the palate. We had forgotten the price, and we both agreed that it was worth about $25. As wine club members (or Vinsiders to those in the know), we had purchased it for $17.60 so it was definitely a great deal. After many years of drinking wine, Tablas Creek is still one of my favorite California wineries.