2016 Horizontal Tasting at Tablas Creek

What happens to a wine after ten years in the cellar? Join us this February for one of our favorite annual traditions: a horizontal decade’s restrospection. Since 2014, we’ve kicked off every year by seeing how our wines have evolved with ten years of perspective. This year, we are diving deep into the 2016 vintage.

The 2016 vintage, while still marked by drought, saw better rainfall than the four previous years, and the vineyards showed good health through most of the growing season. That season started with a very early budbreak and continued warm weather spurred our earliest-ever beginning to harvest, on August 18th. But beginning mid-August, three cool weeks slowed the ripening for all but our earliest grapes, and allowed them to reach flavor and phenolic maturity with slightly above-average hang time. The resulting vintage shows excellent concentration but also remarkable vibrancy, with electric acids framing appealing juiciness.

Event Information
Location: Tablas Creek Vineyard Cellar
Capacity: This event is limited to 80 attendees.

Pricing
Wine Club Members: $80
Guests & Non-Members: $95

When booking online, Wine Club members are recognized by the email address associated with their membership. Discounts will be applied at checkout.

If you have questions, please contact our wine club and events office at wineclub@tablascreek.com or 805.237.1231 x236.