2025 Lignée de Tablas Bench Vermentino
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Lignée de Tablas is a 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 The Bench Vermentino is the fourth white wine released in the Lignée de Tablas collection. The Bench Vineyard site alongside the Mokelumne River in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA. A part of Vino Farms, a multi-generational farming operation owned and operated by the Ledbetter family since the 1970s, the vineyard was converted to Biodynamic farming in 2021 and to Regenerative Organic in 2024. The result is fruit with character and freshness that has attracted winemakers from Pax to Two Shepherds to Monte Rio Cellars.
Tasting Notes
A clean, pretty nose of citrus leaf, lemon verbena, crushed rock, peppermint and a briny sweetness like saltwater taffy. The palate is vibrant with flavors of meyer lemon, white flowers, sweetgrass, and key lime. The finish is refreshingly dry with citrus and sea spray minerality.
Technical Details
Appellation
- Clements Hills AVA
Technical Notes
- 12.0% Alcohol by Volume
- Cases Produced
Blend
- 100% Vermentino
Certifications
Recipes & Pairings
Recipe Suggestions
Food Pairings
- Seafood cooked with garlic and white wine
- Green salads with avocado and citrus dressing
- Lemon chicken
- Scallops
- Light-fleshed fish with tropical salsa
Production Notes
The 2025 vintage began dry but finished wet, with two-thirds of the winter's precipitation coming in February and March. That late rain delayed budbreak and allowed us to dodge any spring frosts. The summer was warm but rarely hot, with the fewest 100° days in our history. Harvest began at a normal time frame but cool temperatures in September and October slowed down harvest. We navigated two early rain events without damage and finished an extended but unhurried harvest in early November. The exceptionally long hangtime and gradual ripening combined to produce fruit with deep colors, remarkable intensity, and noteworthy vibrancy. We believe 2025 has all the hallmarks of a blockbuster year.
All the grapes were grown at The Bench Vineyard, which sits beside the Mokelumne River in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA. A part of Vino Farms, a multi-generational farming operation owned and operated by the Ledbetter family since the 1970s, the vineyard was converted to Biodynamic farming in 2021 and to Regenerative Organic in 2024. The result is some of the most coveted grapes in the Lodi AVA.
Those grapes were harvested and brought to Tablas Creek, where they were pressed, fermented, and aged in stainless steel. The wine bottled in January 2026.