When a major French winery decides to invest in California wine country, you know that something good is bound to happen.
Price key: $=less than $20 $$= $20-40 $$$=$40-60 $$$$=above $60
Quality key: * = decent wine ** = very good wine *** = superb wine ****= elite
VALUE = exceptional quality for the money
Tablas Creek Blanc, Paso Robles ’23 ** $$
(Bone dry, blend of 7 white grapes, strong mineral, citrus flavors)
Tablas Creek “Cotes de Tablas” Paso Robles ’21 *** $$$
(Pricy, much like Chateauneuf du Pape, complex, big, yet graceful red)
WINE OF THE WEEK
Tablas Creek Patelin Rouge, Paso Robles ’22 **1/2 $$
(Decidedly New World style, but very reminiscent of Cotes du Rhone)
All of these wines can be purchased at Wells Discount Liquors