Tablas Creek Vineyard Paso Robles Roussanne is a unique white wine that is crafted through the use of traditional Rhône varietals. This wine is grown and produced in one of the most prestigious wine regions in the United States, Paso Robles, California. The wine is known for its distinct aromas of honeydew melon, pear, and honeycomb with an underlying minerality. It has an unforgettable taste of juicy fruits with a gentle acidity that gives a clean and sustained finish. This wine pairs well with spicy foods, seafood, and poultry. The Roussanne is a testament to the quality and refinement of Tablas Creek Vineyard's winemaking tradition.

Tasting Notes

A powerful nose of lacquered wood, new honey, dried orange peel, cardamom, and aromatic bitters. The palate is classic, with flavors of caramel and ripe pear, a little sweet oak, and a little bit of tannic bite that cleans the wine up on the long finish. The wine has only been in bottle for a few months, but it's already drinking well. Drink in the next 3 or 4 years for a more luscious, fruit-driven experience, or hold it for 8-15 years for a flavor profile of caramel, wet rocks, and hazelnut.

About the Winery

Established in 1989, Tablas Creek Vineyard is a wine label created as a result of the friendship between two prominent winemaking families – Perin Family (with its origins in France’s Chateau de Beaucastel) and the Hass Family of Vineyard Brands. The family members searched all over California for the right wine-producing region, before they finalised a small plot in Paso Robles. The soil and terroir conditions of this place were similar to France’s Rhone Valley, which is why they decided to set up Tablas Creek Vineyard here.

Dry farming is practiced at the Tablas Creek’s Regenerative Organic Certified vineyard. The biodynamic winemaking practices followed here include maximum retention of winter moisture on the soils, using mobile herds of sheep for grazing, controlling weed growth and minimal use of fertilisers. The vineyard is located on the hills found towards the northern and western side of Paso Robles, in the district of Adelaida. In 2003, this vineyard was certified as organic.

Initially, during het years of setting up the vineyard, the winemaking team planted some of the best Rhone Valley varietals here. These included Mourvedre, Syrah, Grenache, Counoise, Roussanne, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc, Viognier and Picpoul. After a few years, the team imported seven more varieties that were popular in Chateauneuf du Pape region. These included Clairette, Bourboulenc, Vaccarese, Cinsaut, Picardan, Muscardin and Terret Noir.

The grapes are hand-harvested in separate batches. After they are cluster-pressed, the grapes are fermented in small batches in authentic French and oak barrels. The winemaking principles followed here are almost similar to what you would find at the Chateauneuf du Pape appellations. The red and white varietals are blended during the spring season that follows the harvest season. The whites are transferred to stainless steel tanks, while the reds are aged in French oak foudres for further ageing.

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