Product Overview
Winery's Notes
"Our Estate Blend provides a snapshot of Epoch vineyards and our specific winemaking practices within every vintage. Though Syrah consistently takes the lead, the exact blend of varieties varies from vintage to vintage. Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Tempranillo regularly play key roles in this wine with occasional cameos from Zinfandel and other varieties. It is totally Epoch!"
Winemaker's Notes
"Serious and starting off tightly wound, our 2021 Estate Blend is begging for a decant or to be opened hours before consuming. Weighing more heavily on the savory, saline, and brine elements at first, the aromas start to evolve as this wine opens like a large hardback novel with the pages fanning out. Kalamata olives, leather, wet forest floor, and roasted game open to pure blackberry, black plum, tobacco, bay leaf, vanilla, anise, and graphite. Powerful structure juts out in all directions as the wine fills the mouth with abundant texture and spice. Keep this bottle open for several days and witness how long it continues to offer different perspectives and textures – a true harbinger of the age-worthiness of this wine." -Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker
Varietal Composition: 40% Syrah, 24% Mourvèdre, 12% Grenache, 9% Graciano, 8% Tempranillo, 7% Carignan
Appellation: Paso Robles Willow Creek District AVA
Vineyards: 76% Paderewski, 14% York, 7% Catapult
Aging: 18 months in French oak barrels and puncheons, 28% new
Production: 1,341
Winemaker: Jordan Fiorentini
96 Points - Wine Enthusiast
"Quite dense in the glass, this blend of 40% Syrah, 24% Mourvèdre, 12% Grenache, 9% Graciano, 8% Tempranillo and 7% Carignan shows concentrated aromas of blackberry, black pepper and uplifting violet on the nose. The palate is wrapped in creamy, fluffy tannins that present comforting flavors of berry and spice. A leathery grip extends through the long finish." -MK, 4/1/25
95 Points - Wine Advocate
"The 2021 Estate Blend comes mostly from the Paderewski Vineyard, with smaller portions from the York Mountain Vineyard and Catapult Vineyard. It's a blend of 40% Syrah, 24% Mourvèdre, 12% Grenache, 9% Graciano, 8% Tempranillo and 7% Carignan matured for 18 months in 28% new French oak barrels and puncheons. It has layered scents of blueberry, blackcurrant, grilled meats, oolong tea leaves and lavender. The full-bodied palate is structured with grainy tannins and fireworks of fresh acidity, and dynamic flavors on the long finish compel you to take another sip. 1,340 cases were made, which will be released in the spring of 2024." -EB, 12/29/23
94 Points - Wine Spectator
"This complex red is a little shy at the onset but slowly reveals itself. Leans into its savory side first, offering subtle heliotrope, bay leaf and anise notes that meld with a generous and pure core of olallieberry and black plum. This swells with intensity, unlocking additional layers of gravel and coffee bean that form around well-structured tannins and linger. Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Graciano, Tempranillo and Carignan. Drink now through 2036. 1,340 cases made." -AR, 8/31/25
94 Points - Vinous
"The 2021 Estate Blend is dark and earthy upon first tilt of the glass. Grilled herbs and ashen stone give way to black currants and camphor hints. This is elegant and supple, with a silken wave of ripe fruits offset by saline minerals and exotic spice. Its acidity sets off fireworks through the finish, adding a fizzle of energy and lift. Edgy tannins buzz on the senses, and tart raspberry fruits slowly fade. Fantastic." -EG, Jun/2024
