2022 Panoplie
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In worthy vintages, Tablas Creek Vineyard produces small quantities of Panoplie from the top 2% of the year's red lots: a Mourvèdre-based cuvée made in the model of Château de Beaucastel’s Hommage à Jacques Perrin. In 2022, only 765 cases were produced.
The 2022 Panoplie is exclusively available to Tablas Creek Vineyard wine club members. VINsiders who reserved this wine as futures in December 2023 will receive their wine in the fall of 2024. Ordering the Esprit de Tablas and Panoplie "en primeur" is available exclusively to Wine Club members. One bottle will be released to all VINsider Wine Club members in the Spring 2025 shipment.
Tasting Notes
A deep, pure nose of plum pudding, chocolate mousse, meat drippings, hoisin, and leather. On the palate, the purity of the Mourvedre fruit shines: currant and black plum, sweet earth and duck fat. The finish has chewy tannins and a lovely saline persistence with notes of spun sugar and mocha. This should be a great Panoplie to lay down, though it may be so appealing young that a lot of it won't get that far.
Technical Details
Appellation
- Adelaida District Paso Robles
Technical Notes
- 13.5% Alcohol by Volume
- 765 Cases Produced
Blend
- 67% Mourvedre
- 18% Grenache
- 15% Syrah
Certifications
Recipes & Pairings
Recipe Suggestions
Food Pairings
- Braised meats
- Roast duck
- Leg of lamb
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%. 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.
The grapes for our Panoplie were grown on our organic, biodynamic, and and Regenerative Organic Certified™ estate vineyard.
The grapes were fermented using native yeasts in a mix of 1500-gallon wooden upright fermenters, open-top tanks and closed stainless steel fermenters. After pressing, the wines were moved into barrel and allowed to complete malolactic fermentation. The Panoplie was selected from the vintage's best lots and blended in July 2022, then aged in 1200-gallon French oak foudres for another 18 months before being bottling in December 2024.
Expected Maturity
2028-2050