Tablas Creek,Tannat, Paso Robles 2007

Purple.

Vinturi - very attractive nose of lightly baked blueberry/blackberry, cinnamon pie crust, earth.

Round and plush, with a light edge of astringent tannin that increasingly asserts itself. And keeps asserting itself. Deep black fruit and spice flavors keep kicking, though. This is RFG, and I'd love to see it again in 5-7 years.


$30. 15% alcohol listed. Tannat is from SW France. Micro-oxygenation was originally developed to help tame its tannic ferocity.