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Spring 2022 VI Nsider Shipment Mixed

The Spring 2022 VINsider Shipment

We are pleased to announce the Spring 2022 VINsider Club shipments, highlighted by the newest release of Panoplie. But there's a lot more to this Spring shipment. We have a couple (we think, really terrific) varietal wines, our newly bottled Patelin de Tablas Rosé, as well as a smaller-production blend, our Le Complice, made from the kinship of Syrah and the lesser-known Terret Noir.

The wines in the Classic (Mixed) Shipment are:

  • 1 bottle of Panoplie 2019 (Our elite red blend, based on Mourvedre and available only to wine club members; 97 Purely Domestic Wine Report, "extravagantly polished ... beautifully structured to go out a decade")
  • 1 bottle of Tannat 2019 (The dense. smoky red grape that we introduced to California; last vintage received 92 Vinous, "powerful")
  • 1 bottle of Le Complice 2019 (The fourth vintage of the wine we built around the kinship between Syrah and the rare Terret Noir; 93 Purely Domestic Wine Report)
  • 1 bottle of Patelin de Tablas Rosé 2021 (Our newly-bottled Grenache-based dry rosé, bright and Procvencal in style; last vintage received 93 Wine Enthusiast, 92 Blue Lifestyle, and 91 Vinous)
  • 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas Blanc 2020 (Our showcase for Viognier's lushness, brightened by Marsanne & Grenache Blanc; 96 Purely Domestic Wine Report, 95 BevX, 93 James Suckling)
  • 1 bottle of Roussanne 2020 (A varietal bottling of our most powerful and ageworthy white grape; last vintage received 92 Wine Enthusiast & 94 BevX)

The Red Wine Selection Shipment, in addition to the Panoplie 2019, Le Complice 2019, and two bottles of the Tannat 2019, includes:

  • 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas 2020 (Our newly-bottled blend that showcases Grenache's lush fruit; last vintage received 94 PDWR, 94 Wine Enthusiast, and 96 BevX)
  • 1 bottle of Counoise 2020 (A rare bottling of this traditional Rhone blending grape, just 240 cases produced: bright and vibrantly fruity. Last vintage received 93 Purely Domestic Wine Report, "crisp, delicate")

The White Wine Selection Shipment, in addition to the Cotes de Tablas Blanc 2020 and Roussanne 2020, includes:

  • 1 bottle of Vermentino 2021 (The newest vintage of the bright, citrusy grape that we introduced to California; last vintage received 95 points BevX, 94Wine Enthusiast, 91 Wine Spectator, 91 Vinous)
  • 1 bottle of Marsanne 2020 (Our varietal bottling of Hermitage's noble white grape, elegant and minerally; just 190 cases produced)
  • 1 bottle of Roussanne 2017 (A library vintage of our most powerful and ageworthy white grape; 93 Vinous, 91 Wine Advocate)
  • 1 bottle of Esprit de Tablas Blanc 2017 (Our flagship white blend, based on Roussanne, from a great vintage; 94 Vinous, 94 BevX, "Top 10 Wine of 2020" Bloomberg)

See photos of the red wine selection and white wine selection shipments is on our club shipments page. Full tasting and production notes are posted on the Tablas Creek blog.

To provide a new shipping address (an adult signature is required) or a new credit card, you can email your changes to wineclub@tablascreek.com, call us at 805.237.1231 x236, or update your VINsider information online.

The shipments' costs (Classic: $234.40, Red Wine Selection: $252, White Wine Selection: $188, each plus applicable shipping and taxes) reflects as always a 20% VINsider member savings off the retail prices of the wines in the shipment. Shipments ship out beginning the week of March 22nd, but there's still time to make other arrangements with us. Will-call shipments will be available for pickup at the winery starting March 18th.

Three Ways for You to Experience the Spring 2022 Shipment: In-Person Outdoor Pickup Party, Live Virtual, or When You Visit

We are excited that we will host a live pickup party, outdoors on our shaded, cooled patios. But we know that not all of you can or will be comfortable joining us, so we have multiple ways for members to experience this spring's shipment.

  1. In-person Outdoor Pickup Party Sunday, March 27th. We’re looking forward to hosting an outdoor, in-person wine club pickup party on Sunday, March 27th. Make your reservation for one of our three time slots (11am, 1pm or 3pm) and join us for an update on what’s been going on, a tasting of the wines in the shipment, and pairings prepared by Chef Jeffery Scott. Outdoors only. Reservations required. Email events@tablascreek.com to RSVP or call us at 805.237.1231 ext 236. More details are on our Events page.
  2. Live Virtual Shipment Tasting Friday, April 8th. Join Proprietor Jason Haas and Executive Winemaker Neil Collins for a discussion and virtual tasting of the wines in the shipment. Chef Jeff Scott will join them to present two food pairings, one for the reds and one for the whites. If you'd like to taste along without having to open the bottles in your shipment, we are again working with Master the World to make tasting packs of 187ml bottles of the shipment wines, available shipping-included for $99. For more details or to order click here. Packs will ship the week of March 21st.
  3. Shipment Tasting Flights. Beginning with the release of the shipment Friday, March 18th and continuing through the middle of April, club members who visit the tasting room or tasting patio can choose the wines in their fall shipment as their tasting flight. Please note that you should plan to make your tasting appointments in advance. We're booking up 2-3 weeks out on weekends. Reserve online here or email visit@tablascreek.com.
Jason Haas and Neil Collins