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2011 Tablas Creek Vineyard Chardonnay Antithesis Paso Robles
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About Tablas Creek Vineyard

This important estate in Paso Robles, a joint venture between the Perrin family of Châteauneuf du Pape and their long-time importer, Robert Haas, planted its vineyards in the 1990s with clonal selections taken from the southern Rhône Valley. The organically farmed, 120 acre plot contains all the usual suspects: Mourvedre, Syrah, and Grenache, plus Roussane, Marsanne, and Viognier...

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2011 Tablas Creek Vineyard Chardonnay Antithesis Paso Robles

Producer: Tablas Creek Vineyard
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Central Coast
Appellation: Paso Robles

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2012

Light gold.  Perfumed bouquet of pear, melon, anise, pungent flowers and candied ginger, with a stony nuance adding vivacity.  Sappy and penetrating, offering taut orchard fruit and citrus pith flavors along with deeper notes of honeydew and herbs.  Finishes with firm grip and very good clarity, leaving anise and melon notes behind.

88 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Chardonnay

The best Chardonnays in the world continue to arrive from the region where the grape first emerged: the chalk, clay, and limestone vineyards of Burgundy and Chablis. While the origins of the grape were disputed for many years, with some speculating that the grape came all the way from the Middle East, DNA researchers at the University of California-Davis proved in 1999 that Chardonnay actually developed...
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