Booker Oublié Paso Robles 2019 (750ml)

 

Rated 97 Points by Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

 

The 2019 Oublié is a blend of Syrah, Mourvèdre, Tannat and Petite Sirah with a medium ruby-purple color.  The nose offers gregarious mixed berry preserves and accents of potpourri, mint and fragrant earth.  The palate offers juicy appeal and powerful fruit with loads of spice and floral perfume, bursts of freshness and firm, pleasantly rustic tannins, finishing very long.

 

Rated 96 Points by James Suckling

 

Beautiful purity of fruit to this, with blueberry and dried-orange character.  Very grapey.  Medium-to full-bodied with a lively and bright, citrus finish.  Real wine.

 

Rated 95 Points by Vinous

 

Shimmering ruby.  Highly perfumed aromas of fresh dark berries, cherry cola, pungent flowers and sandalwood, along with a hint of smokiness.  Intense, sharply detailed blueberry, bitter cherry, candied lavender and exotic spice flavors show noteworthy energy and back-end lift.  Closes juicy, focused and very long, with repeating blue fruit character and well-knit tannins lending subtle grip.  

 

Rated 94 Points by Jeb Dunnuck

 

...This cuvée used to be a kitchen sink-like catch-all, but today, it seems to always be a classic GSM-like blend.  The 2019 boasts a deep purple hue to go with terrific blackberry and darker cherry fruits as well as notes of spice, chocolate, and ground pepper.  Deep, rich, medium to full-bodied, and perfectly balanced, it has another 10-15 years of prime drinking.

 

Rated 92 Points by Wine Spectator

 

Generous, with black raspberry, smoky garrigue and black licorice flavors that build richness and structure toward medium-grained tannins.

 

Booker Oublié Paso Robles 2019

 

Vintage:  2019

 

Varietal:  34% Grenache, 31% Syrah, 27% Mourvedre, 4% Tennat, 4% Petite Sirah

 

Appellation:  Paso Robles

 

Alcohol:  14.1%

 

Oublié’s blend is always Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre – our California version of a Châteauneuf du Pape.  The namesake is a play on the French term for “forgotten”.  Rhône varietals grow beautifully on our estate and we believe that they are far-too-often forgotten when you think of a California wine.  Deep ruby/purple in color, this hearty expression of a Paso GSM boasts confident notes of boysenberry, licorice and cedar on the nose.  On the palate, the taster is rewarded with lively flavors of raspberry coulis mingled with blonde roast coffee and chocolate ganache.  For lovers of Mourvèdre, this vintage of Oublié will show off.  It drinks bolder than prior vintages, mostly because the Mourvèdre was so special in 19.  Oublié is traditionally one of our most food-friendly wines and should pair well with most dishes.

 

 

Booker Vineyard
 

The name Booker comes from the two orphan brothers, Claude and Dick Booker, who had purchased the land in the late 1920’s.  By the turn of the century the Booker brothers had acquired over 1,200 acres on Paso's Westside.  They dedicated their lives to being great farmers and humanitarians, leaving 100% of their estate to charity when they passed, Dick in 1990 and Claude in 2000.

Eric and Lisa Jensen purchased 100 acres of the property in 2001 with the intent of growing the best fruit for some of the best wineries in the area.  After making wine with Justin Smith (of Saxum) for five years and Stephan Asseo (of L'Aventure Wines) for two years the Jensens decided it was time to create their own expression with Booker Vineyard.  The 2005 Vintage was Booker Vineyard's first release with the wines being made by founder Eric Jensen.  The vineyard received organic certification in April of 2021.
 

Our Vision
 

Booker is dedicated to the pursuit of farming perfection, constantly striving to find the perfect balance in the vineyard through certified organic farming practices as well as methods that draw inspiration from biodynamics.  The westside of Paso Robles terroir is unique, boasting extreme vertical slopes and calcareous soils.  Limestone beds with very little water make it hard to believe that anything could grow, yet the Booker estate produces some of the greatest wine grapes on earth.  

In the cellar, our job as winemakers is to uncover the vintage Mother Nature gave us and showcase the quality of the fruit.  It may mean a soft winemaking touch to craft an elegant wine, or pushing the limits to create a beast.  Regardless, the end goal is to produce legendary wines.  Wines that over-deliver and are delicious.  No arrogance, not confusing, only yummy.

 

 

Rated 92 Points by Wine Spectator

 

Generous, with black raspberry, smoky garrigue and black licorice flavors that build richness and structure toward medium-grained tannins.