We are absolutely delighted to share the news that our 2021 Veracity is ranked as #3 (!!!!) on The Enthusiast 100, Wine Enthusiast‘s list of the 100 best wines of 2024.  We are so excited about this awesome achievement and so grateful for Wine Enthusiast’s recognition of this truly delicious wine.  Made up of 43% Mourvèdre, 34% Grenache, and 23% Syrah from all three of our vineyard sites, 2021 Veracity is a beautiful representation of what we do at Epoch.  We are so proud of this 99-point stunner, and we are adding it on our Online Store now to celebrate!  Click below to purchase 2021 Veracity and to stock up on other Epoch wines for the holidays. 

2021 Veracity

43% Mourvèdre, 34% Grenache, 23% Syrah

$75 / 750mL
99 points, Wine Enthusiast; 98 points, Jeb Dunnuck

Varietal: 43% Mourvèdre, 34% Grenache, and 23% Syrah
Vineyard: 73% Paderewski, 14% York Mountain, and 13% Catapult Vineyards (Paso Robles, Willow Creek District)
Birth Date: September 29 – October 18, 2021
Rearing: Fermented predominantly in concrete tanks with a fraction in oak tank
Education: Aged 17 months in French oak mid-sized barrels and puncheons (20% new).
Birth Weight: 26.5º Brix
pH: 3.75 | TA: 6.0 g/L | Alcohol: 14.9%
Bottling Date: May 16, 2023
Cases Produced: 908
Release Date: Spring 2024

Biography: Blurring the lines between old world and new world wine, our 2021 Veracity will send Rhône fanatics on a mind-blowing flavor adventure.  Starting savory and deep with notes of umami, roasted meat, wet earth, creosote, and gun powder, this wine broadens in dimension with fruit and spice – white pepper, black raspberry, huckleberry, wild sage – adding notes of violets, black licorice, and pencil shavings.  These complex flavors intermingle as the wine enters round and full, encircling the front and mid palate, smoothly leading to long, chewy tannins that linger on the finish.

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While we know our wines are beautiful, this kind of recognition from world-renowned critics makes us stop and savor how truly awesome our wines (and our team) really are.  Rankings like this are humbling, encouraging, and so fun to share with others!  Epoch is a special place with really special wines, and we are grateful that Wine Enthusiast can see and taste this too.   

In the words of Jordan Fiorentini, our beloved and crazy talented Winemaker, our 2021 Veracity “blurs the lines between old world and new world wine” and sends “Rhône fanatics on a mind-blowing flavor adventure.”  Jordan consistently harnesses the essence of Paso Robles terroir and creates wines that are elegant and easy-to-drink yet age-worthy and thought-provoking.  Our 2021 Veracity is a beautiful testament to our historic soils and a delicious expression of the quality of wines Jordan continues to craft.  Make sure to stock up on Wine Enthusiast’s third best wine of 2024 while you can!

Bottle of 2021 Epoch Veracity

Winemaker Jordan Fiorentini is using every tool in her belt, from the vineyards to the cellar, to create some of the best wines anywhere right now. This blend of 43% Mourvèdre, 34% Grenache and 23% Syrah is a lavish yet detailed package, offering layers of fruit, flower and spice on the nose. Expertly polished tannins are both suave yet structural, framing boysenberry, lilac, cocoa and cracked pepper flavors. — Matt Kettmann

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The Enthusiast 100: The Best Wines of 2024

By Wine Enthusiast
Photo from Wine Enthusiast (https://www.wineenthusiast.com/toplists/enthusiast-100-2024) Photography by Tom Arena

Our blind reviewers tasted 23,000 wines this year. Boiling this down to The Enthusiast 100 is no mean feat (no wine was harmed in this process, don’t worry), but you, dear reader, are left with some of the most exciting wines in the world to discover… A grand total of 68 appellations from 36 different regions are represented, with especially strong stateside showings from Oregon, Washington and California, whose always-over-delivering Central Coast clocks in with 10 wines of the top 30 alone. – Matt Kettmann

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