2010 Authenticity

Wine Details
Producer

Epoch

Place of Origin

United States

Willow Creek District, Paso Robles

Central Coast

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Syrah/Shiraz

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2013 - 2017

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This is another solid set of wines from Epoch, where things are still a bit in motion. Epoch's 2010s are the first vintage made by current winemaker Jordan Fiorentini from start to finish. The 2011s, from a cooler, slower maturing year, may turn out to be even better. Fiorentini describes 2011 as a short harvest, mostly because of the spring frost. The fruit was brought on from early October to early November, very much on the late side, as was the case throughout the Central Coast.

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Winemaker Jordan Fiorentini calls 2010 an exciting year in terms of quality but depressing in terms of quantity, adding that 2011 will bring more of the same.(She walked me through her 2011 barrels and the wines indeed look extremely promising.)The Epoch wines definitely show a greater degree of finesse and energy since Fiorentini took the winemaking reins here in 2010, and while Saxum's Justin Smith is still on board as a consultant, these wines are very much her babies.Compared to the Saxum wines, which share many of the same vineyard sources as Epoch, I detect a somewhat lighter, dare I say feminine, touch here, with a bit more tension to the wines.That's not to say that they're delicate, as the alcohol levels and flavor impact will attest.

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