2022 Lignée de Tablas Hook Vineyard Grenache
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Lignée de Tablas is a new tier of wines from Tablas Creek featuring single-vineyard wines sourced from vineyards planted to Tablas Creek clones and made in small quantities. Lignée means lineage in French, and the wines celebrate the influence of the Tablas Creek nursery and the grapevines we brought in from Beaucastel starting in 1989. We share the full story of the Lignée de Tablas program on the Tablas Blog.
The Lignée de Tablas Hook Vineyard Grenache is the first red wine released in the Lignée de Tablas collection. The Hook Vineyard is part of the Hahn property in the Santa Lucia Highlands, about 60 miles northwest of Tablas Creek in Monterey County. The cool, coastal-influenced 122-acre vineyard is mostly planted to Pinot Noir, but also includes 21 acres of Grenache Noir from Tablas Creek clones. The climate, quite different from Paso Robles and on the coolest edge of where Grenache will ripen, leads to very long hang times, dark colors, and thick skins, making this 100% Grenache a fun contrast to our higher-toned expression of the grape.
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93 points; "Very lifted and giving.": JamesSuckling.com (Sep. 2024)
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92 points; "concentrated palate welcomely propped up by a muscular, firm structure and taut, fine-grained tannins": Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Sep. 2024)
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93 points; "This refined Grenache will win a lot of hearts": Vinous (July 2024)
Tasting Notes
Deep in both color and tone, with notes of dates and black pepper, balsamic glaze and cassis, brown butter and mountain sage. On the palate, black cherry and new leather, and a lovely umami teriyaki/soy depth. The finish shows baked warm earth, beef jerky, and dark chocolate. Drink now and over the next decade.
Technical Details
Appellation
- Santa Lucia Highlands
Technical Notes
- 13.5% Alcohol by Volume
- 1008 Cases Produced
Blend
- 100% Grenache
Recipes & Pairings
Recipe Suggestions
Food Pairings
- Roast pork loin
- Veal
- Roasted chicken
Production Notes
The 2022 vintage was our third year of drought, but because the rain that we received came early, the vines showed good health though with cluster counts down by about 15%. Two frost events, one in April and one in May, reduced yields further. A cool first half of the summer was followed by our hottest-ever August and September, producing an early start and an even earlier finish to harvest. The vintage's extremely low yields produced concentrated flavors, noteworthy texture, and intense fruit.
All the Grenache grapes were grown on the Hahn property in the Santa Lucia Highlands. they were fermented in closed stainless steel fermenters at Tablas Creek to preserve tension, then aged in large, neutral upright French oak fermenters for a year before being bottled in April 2024.