News & Press

Wine Enthusiast: Are Wine Drinkers Ready for Paper, Aluminum and Other Alternative Packaging?

We were excited to see Kate Dingwall's article on alternative packaging! She did a great job referencing the different alternatives to the typical glass vessel. She highlighted our boxed wines prominently. From the article:

Despite shifts in drinking habits and values, the larger wine industry continues to be resistant to change. Even so, sustainability leaders like Haas are heartened that more wineries are experimenting with these new formats.“I’m a big believer in not letting perfect be the enemy of the good,” says Haas. “Based on the technology we have right now, these are good environmental solutions, particularly for wines people are going to be drinking in the next six to twelve months.”

JancisRobinson.com: "The best-value wines, bar none, in Paso Robles"

In a lovely new feature on jancisrobinson.com, Samantha Cole-Johnson recommends both our 2022 Patelin de Tablas Blanc and our 2022 Patelin de Tablas. From her introduction:

On my trip to Paso Robles last September, I tasted 152 wines from 44 producers in four days. The best-value wines, bar none, were Tablas Creek’s 2022 Patelin de Tablas wines. Both the white and the red were affordable, inarguably delicious, balanced and refreshing, and either could have aged for a further five years.

Wine Enthusiast: 2023 Patelin de Tablas Rosé 93 Points

In a new review, Wine Enthusiast's Matt Kettmann writes up our 2023 Patelin de Tablas Rosé:

Soft peach, watermelon and rose petal aromas hold their poise for days on this blend of 71% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 8% Vermentino, and 1% Counoise. The palate is energetic and stony in texture offering crisp pomegranate and orange peel flavors.

The 2023 Patelin Rosé happens to be our featured wine for July 2024, which means it's available at an extra 10% savings, beyond any applicable case or club discounts.

Wine Spectator: 2022 Cotes de Tablas 93 points

In a new review, Wine Spectator's Tim Fish writes up our 2022 Cotes de Tablas:

Sleek and vibrant, with elegantly layered raspberry, rose petal and garrigue accents that gather richness and polish toward refined tannins. Grenache, Syrah, Counoise and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2032.

Chowhound: The Best White Wine Blends For Any Budget

We were thrilled to see our Patelin de Tablas Blanc on Chowhound's list of budget friendly white wine blends! From the article:

If anyone knows about delicious California-style Rhône blends, it's the folks at Tablas Creek, who pioneered this movement in California's Paso Robles wine region in the late 1980s.

Wine Spectator: 2022 Patelin de Tablas 93 points

In a new online article 8 Wonderful West Coast Value Reds at 90+ Points, Wine Spectator's Tim Fish includes this outstanding 93-point review of our 2022 Patelin de Tablas:

Elegant structure meets a satiny texture in this red, which offers fresh cherry and raspberry flavors laced with cinnamon and red licorice notes before finishing with polished tannins. Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Counoise and Terret. Drink now through 2031.

Eat This, Not That: "10 Affordable Rosé Wines That Taste Expensive, According to Sommeliers"

Think you need to shell out big bucks to get a great rosé? Not so, says Tanya Edwards in a new piece for Eat This Not That. Among the 10 recommendations is our Patelin de Tablas Rose, about which Bertil Jean-Chronberg of Bonde Wines in Cambridge, MA says:

This traditional Provence-style rosé is blended from grenache, mourvèdre, and counoise to create a wine with vibrant acidity and notes of stone fruit, white flowers, and chalky minerals with a mouth-watering finish

2023 Patelin de Tablas Blanc Boxes Released!

We are excited for our second 3L box release of the year: the 2023 Patelin de Tablas Blanc! Why a box? It's about 4 pounds lighter than 4 glass bottles, takes up less space, and stays fresh in your fridge for several weeks after you open it. Plus it carries an 84% lower carbon footprint. Hello summer! And the wine is delicious:

A plush nose equally balanced between Grenache Blanc and Viognier: apricot and ripe pear, oyster shell minerality, and a little pithy note. On the palate, white grapefruit and honeycrisp apple, anise, chamomile, orange oil, and a chalky mineral note on the finish. Lovely acids.

Because the boxes cost us less, we are able to pass along a 15% savings over the same wine in bottles. Each box is $95 list/$76 VINsider. Limit 3. Purchase yours in our online shop.