Rosé
There is so much thought and consideration that goes into our lightest and most delicate wine! Made only of red grapes grown with the intent of being made into Rosé, and taking inspiration from the Rosés of southern France, the majority of this wine is Mourvèdre, with a good percentage of Grenache and some Syrah.
Vintage Details:
2023
Varietals: 63% Mourvèdre, 26% Grenache, 11% Syrah
Birthplace: 70% Catapult, 27% Paderewski, and 3% York Mountain Vineyards
Hometown: Paso Robles AVA, Willow Creek District
Birth Date: September 21 – November 2, 2023
Birth Weight: 23.4° Brix
Rearing: Fermented cool at 57° in stainless steel barrels
Education: Aged three months sur lie in stainless steel barrels
GPA: 3.35 pH | 6.0 g/L TA | 14.1% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled March 15, 2024
Siblings: 1,065 cases
Biography: Sunsetty in color and character, our 2023 Rosé is an exhale that brings instant relaxation. As aromas of juicy watermelon, lime zest, newly-mowed lawn, fresh sage, and dewy spring flowers fill the senses, flavors bring acid-driven texture to the mix, summoning wild strawberry, liquid minerals, fresh cream, banana, and sweet hay. Mouthwatering at first sniff, experience the evolution of aromas and flavors as the Rosé warms and breathes in your glass. – Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker
2022
Varietal: 63% Mourvèdre, 23% Grenache, 14% Syrah
Birthplace: 52% Catapult, 34% Paderewski, 14% York Mountain Vineyards
Hometown: Paso Robles AVA, Willow Creek District
Birth Date: September 1 – October 4, 2022
Birth Weight: 23.2º Brix
Rearing: Fermented cool at 57º F in stainless steel barrels
Education: Aged four months sur lie in stainless steel barrels
GPA: 3.39 pH | 6.3 g/L TA | 13.9% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled March 20, 2023
Siblings: 870 cases
Biography: The 2022 Epoch Rosé, with its zingy freshness, is the perfect palate cleanser or day-to-evening sipper, this wine is as sophisticated as you want it to be. Notes of crisp cantaloupe, strawberries, wet stone, yogurt, lime zest, and fresh-cut grass encircle the nostrils and make your mouth water as the sensation zig zags across the palate like a laser light show. – Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker
Accolades: 93 points, Vinous
2021
Parentage: 59% Catapult, 30% Paderewski, and 11% York Mountain Vineyards
District: Willow Creek | Hometown: Paso Robles
Stomping Grounds: Shale and limestone-studded hillsides of all exposures
Ethnicity: 59% Mourvèdre, 33% Grenache, 8% Syrah
Siblings: 825 Cases Produced
Birthdate: September 22 – October 14, 2021| Birth Weight: 23.1° Brix
Rearing: Fermented cool in stainless steel barrels Education: Aged four months sur lie in stainless steel barrels GPA: 3.43 pH | 6.0 g/L TA | 13.8% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled March 15, 2022 | Debut: Released Spring 2022 | Prime Eligibility: 2022 – 2023
Biography: Delicate, impactful, irresistible, and dreamy, Epoch’s 2021 Rosé enters the palate like a cool breeze, instantly exciting the senses and calming the world outside. Crisp peach, nectarine, lychee, subtle rose, key lime, and farm fresh strawberry/ rhubarb fill the nose then gently flow across the front and mid palate, leading to a crescendo-like burst of acid, flavor, and texture on the back, which will draw you in for subsequent sips. – Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker
2020
Varietal: 74% Mourvèdre, 14% Syrah, 12% Grenache
Birthplace: 74% Catapult and 26% Paderewski Vineyards
Hometown: Paso Robles AVA, Willow Creek District
Birth Date: August 28 – October 2, 2020
Birth Weight: 23.1° Brix
Rearing: Fermented cool in stainless steel barrels
Education: Aged four months sur lie in stainless steel barrels
GPA: 3.31 pH | 6.2 g/L TA | 13.8% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled March 8, 2021
Siblings: 820 cases
Biography: Mourvèdre makes a huge splash at 74% in this freshest possible expression of our beloved Southern Rhône red grapes in their alter ego state of being pink wine. Strawberry, pink grapefruit, sweet lime, sea air, coastal brush, nectarine, and citrus rind dance across its refreshing and balanced palate. – Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker
2019
Parentage: 69% Catapult, 21% Paderewski and 10% York Mountain Vineyards
Hometown: Paso Robles
Stomping Grounds: Shale and limestone-studded hillsides of all exposures
Ethnicity: 62% Mourvèdre, 21% Grenache, 17% Syrah
Siblings: 1,240 Cases
Birthdate: September 13 – October 4, 2019 | Birth Weight: 22.9° Brix
Rearing: Fermented cool in stainless steel barrels with frequent bâtonnage
Education: Aged four months sur lie: 100% stainless steel barrels
GPA: 3.22 pH | 5.9 g/L TA | 13.9% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled March 11, 2020 Debut: Released Spring 2019
Prime Eligibility: 2020 – 2021
Biography: With delicate notes of strawberry, hay, honeysuckle, crisp peach, and sweet lemon/lime, Mourvèdre makes a huge impression at 62% of this irresistible MGS Rhône rosé blend. As the aromas continue to evolve and the wine warms in your glass, this rosé soars across the palate in a yin/yang balance between fruit, flowers, wet stones, saline, and zingy acid. This is a wine that we crave all day long.
Accolades: 93 points, Vinous 93; 92 points, Wine Advocate
2018
Parentage: 69% Catapult, 21% Paderewski and 10% York Mountain Vineyards
Hometown: Paso Robles
Stomping Grounds: Shale and limestone-studded hillsides of all exposures
Ethnicity: 43% Mourvèdre, 37% Grenache, 20% Syrah | Siblings: 770 Cases
Birthdate: September 13 – 27, 2018 Birth Weight: 23.3° Brix
Rearing: Fermented in stainless steel barrels
Education: Aged four months sur lie: 100% stainless steel barrels
GPA: 3.26 pH | 6.6 g/L TA | 14.2% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled March 6, 2019 Debut: Released Spring 2019
Prime Eligibility: 2019 – 2020
Biography: Take time to smell (and taste) the rosé. Epoch’s pink has us all obsessed, and the 2018 delivers on all levels. From pink grapefruit, ripe lime, honeysuckle blossom, pink rose, rhubarb, crushed gravel and guava, there is so much going on in this delicately hued rosé that there are no limits to where and how to enjoy it. Just get it while it lasts!
Scores: 92 points, Vinous 92 & Rosé Roundup; 90 points, Jeb Dunnuck
2017
Varietals: 48% Mourvèdre, 28% Grenache, 24% Syrah
Birthplace: 81% Catapult and 19% Paderewski Vineyards
Hometown: Paso Robles
Siblings: 790 Cases
Birthdate: August 30 – October 11, 2017
Birth Weight: 23.6° Brix
Rearing: Fermented in stainless steel barrels
Education: Aged four months sur lie in stainless steel barrels
GPA: 3.44 pH | 6.5 g/L TA | 14.3% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled March 7, 2018
Biography: Mourvèdre is once again our rightful leading lady in Epoch’s sunset 2017 Rosé. Sweet hay, honey, strawberry, kiwi and pink grapefruit graze the nose and palate with a hint of refreshing sea air and lots of good vibes.
Accolades: 93 points, Vinous; 92 points, International Wine Report; 92 points, Wine Advocate; 91 points, Jeb Dunnuck
2016
Varietals: 48% Mourvèdre, 36% Grenache, 16% Syrah
Birthplace: 67% Catapult and 33% Paderewski Vineyards
Hometown: Paso Robles
Siblings: 575 Cases
Birthdate: September 1 – September 27, 2016
Birth Weight: 23.2° Brix
Rearing: Fermented in stainless steel barrels with weekly batonage
Education: Aged four months sur lie in stainless steel barrels
GPA: 3.23 pH | 7.2 g/L TA | 14.1% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled March 10, 2017
Biography: Like sipping on rose petals, strawberry essence, lemon and lime, with a hint of sea air and the sweetness of dried hay, Epoch’s 2016 Rosé is probably the happiest wine on earth. We all need her in our daily lives.
Scores: 92 points, Jeb Dunnuck
2015
Varietals: 54% Mourvèdre, 35% Grenache, 11% Syrah
Parentage: 68% Catapult and 32% Paderewski Vineyards
District: Willow Creek
Hometown: Paso Robles
Siblings: 556 Cases
Birthdate: August 29 – September 22, 2014
Birth Weight: 22.7° Brix
Rearing: Fermented in stainless steel barrels with weekly batonage. 50% whole cluster press/50% saignee
Education: Aged five months Sur Lie in stainless steel barrels
GPA: 3.14 pH | 7.1g/L TA | 14.2% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled March 3 2016
Biography: With a bottle shape to match her beachy state of mind, Epoch’s 2015 Rosé is all about day-dreaming. Mourvèdre takes the lead this year, blending subtly with Grenache and Syrah to fill your glass with fresh crushed strawberries and raspberries, lime zest, hay, ocean breeze and white roses. Whatever you backdrop, be it scantily clad in St. Barths or sweats on your back porch, this Rosé will have you looking at the world through rose-colored glasses.
Accolades: 92 points, Vinous & Rosé Roundup; 90 points, Wine Advocate
2014
Varietals: 50% Grenache, 35% Syrah, 11% Mourvèdre, 4% Viognier
Parentage: 66% Catapult and 34% Paderewski Vineyards
Hometown: Paso Robles | District: Willow Creek
Birthdate: August 21 – September 18, 2014
Birth Weight: 23.4° Brix
Rearing: Fermented in stainless steel barrels and one French concrete egg
Education: Aged five months Sur Lie in stainless steel barrels
GPA: 3.25 pH | 6.9 g/L TA | 14.3% Alc.
Biography: Remember to drink in the now with this delicately colored and exuberantly flavored happy drink. As a wine, Rosé has so much to say, yet is completely unpretentious. She’s an actress that looks different in all her various roles, able to pop up at dinner with the queen in the finest crystal or poolside in a solo cup. Let the exotic pineapple, guava, lime and strawberry character and mouth-watering acidity make you walk a little on the lighter side of Rhône grapes.
2013
Varietals: 42% Syrah, 28% Grenache, 18% Mourvèdre, 2% Cinsault
Birthplaces: Catapult and Paderewski Vineyards, Paso Robles
Biography: Riedel glass and a croquet match or horseshoes with a red solo cup, Epoch’s 2013 Rosé is for pure enjoyment and relaxation. A nod to Bandol and the south of France for inspiration, our Rosé is made with the intent of being a light, crisp and refreshingly textured wine. Produced from a mixture of whole cluster pressed Syrah and Cinsault along with saignee juice from our Grenache and Mourvèdre, we ferment and treat these red grapes as if they are white. Think citrus blossoms, strawberry-rhubarb purée and lime and you are on your way to that happy place! – Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker
2012
Varietals: 43% Grenache, 34% Syrah, 14% Cinsault, 9% Mourvèdre
Hometown: Catapult and Paderewski Vineyards, Paso Robles
Biography: “Sittin’ on the dock of the bay”… Fastforward to your happy place with a glass of Epoch’s 2012 Rosé. Intentionally unpretentious, our rose is the alter ego of the Rhône grapes, seemingly a white wine despite being made from only red grapes. Made in a true provençal style, from red grapes gently pressed and handled like white grapes, Epoch’s Rosé is as sophisticated as you want it to be: white linen jacket or your grubby t-shirt. Crack this puppy open and unleash the true essence of summer. – Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker
Accolades: 90 points, Wine Advocate
2011
Varietals: 68% Syrah, 32% Grenache
Hometown: Paderewski Vineyard, Paso Robles
Biography: Epoch’s rose was created with Paso summer nights in mind. Intentionally unpretentious, our rose is the alter ego of Syrah and Grenache, seemingly a white wine despite being made from only red grapes. From fermentation through to the bottle, intense flavors of pink grapefruit and sweet lime continue to make us revel in this wine’s purity and freshness. – Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker
Accolades: 91 points, Jeb Dunnuck; 90 points, Vinous
2010
Varietals: 65% Grenache, 18% Counoise, 17% Syrah
Hometown: Paderewski Vineyard, Paso Robles
Biography: Giving respect to the Rose…a perfect balance and still complex. Epoch’s first ever rose was made through a variety of ways: whole cluster pressing, destemmed berry pressing (with and without skin contact), and finally a small portion of saignee from one of our Grenache tanks. This wine is bright and delicious with a myriad of fruit aromas and flavors: strawberry, raspberry, white peach, kiwi and a slight hint of fresh watermelon. This wine is made for your hedonistic enjoyment today, tomorrow and throughout the next year! – Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker
