2015 Epoch Sensibility
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The 2015 Sensibility is made up of 96% Grenache and 4% Syrah from the Paderewski and Catapult vineyards, harvested September 10-22, made with 23% whole clusters and aged 18 months in concrete eggs and neutral French puncheons. According to winemaker Jordan Fiorentini, the mild and cool spring of 2015 led to a very small crop, although August was hot. "What happens earlier in the season is really important, and you forget about that when it gets hot outside," she observes. It has a broody yet elegant expression, with singular aromas of saline, graphite, cigars and earth-laced cherry fruit. Still youthful and spicy, it has a firm but ripe structure and a long finish; it will continue to evolve in the cellar over the next decade. 534 cases were made.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Josh Raynolds
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Moving to the reds, the 2015 Sensibility is 96% Grenache and 4% Syrah that was aged 18 months in mostly neutral French oak puncheons, with 14% in concrete eggs. This medium ruby-colored effort offers terrific notes of kirsch, blackberries, dried herbs, and earth, and it reminds me a top Chateauneuf du Pape from more sandy soils (Marcoux?). With medium to full body, a silky, rounded, elegant texture, and a great finish, it’s a beautiful Grenache from these limestone hills. Superstar winemaker Jordan Fiorentini continues to keep Epoch Estate near the top of the peak in Paso Robles, and these latest 2015s and 2016s are some of the finest wines I’ve tasted from her. These are classic Paso Robles Rhône blends that mix the best of California sun and richness with a sense of purity, elegance, and balance. Don’t miss them!
(raised for 18 months in large neutral French oak casks and concrete eggs) Bright violet. Heady red fruit liqueur, incense, Asian spice and licorice scents are complemented by smoky mineral and floral notes. Sappy, sweet and seamless in the mouth, offering wonderfully concentrated yet energetic Chambord, floral pastille and spicecake flavors and a deeper suggestion of dark chocolate. Displays outstanding clarity and potent red fruit thrust on the endless finish, which is framed by smooth tannins and sharpened by a snap of juicy acidity.