Epoch Estate Wines, Paso Robles, Reserva, Tempranillo 2009 Sonoma Over time the wine evolves

Over time the wine evolves with consistently nice acidity and layers of cherry

Great purity of fruit that holds its head above the oak but the oak contributes to the texture and fabulous length

a touch of sandalwood along with fruit aromatics of red currant and cranberry dried strawberry and raspberry

Grenache-forward CdP

Aged in small French oak barrels

Epoch Estate Wines, Paso Robles, Reserva, Tempranillo 2009 Sonoma Over time the wine evolves95 CellarTracker We had this wine side by side with the 2009 Epoch Tempranillo (non reserva). It was very apparent with the longer barrel aging of the Reserva, the 2 are very different. The reserva had more notes of dark berries, vanilla, earthiness and "muscle" whereas the non reserva was more fruit forward on the nose. After about 2 hours of oxidation, the wine opened even more so revealing more earthiness and tobacco notes. This is a very powerful