The 2008 Tablas Creek Vineyard Tannat is Tablas Creek’s seventh bottling of this traditional varietal from South-West France, known principally in the Pyrenees foothills appellation of Madiran, but originally native to the Basque region. The Tannat grape has intense fruit, spice, and tannins that produce wines capable of long aging, and it is traditionally blended with Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc.

The 2008 Tannat shows a dense purple-black color and has a nose of blue and black fruit, mineral, smoke, game herbs (sage and juniper), and iodine. The rich palate has flavors of black cherry, smoked meat, and bittersweet chocolate with big but ripe tannins, and a long, smoky, generous finish. We believe that it will drink well for a decade or more.

Varietal:  Tannat

*Grown on a 120-acre certified organic estate vineyard.