Mourvèdre
After showcasing Mourvèdre two years in a row as our 2013 and 2014 Creativity, we realized we were madly in love this wine and needed to make it a permanent member of our Epoch family. 2015 was our first bottling of Mourvèdre by its own name, and we hope to release it every year if Mother Nature gives us the fruit to do so. As one would suspect, this wine will always be Mourvèdre dominant (though it may be assisted by small amounts of other varieties depending on the vintage) and will consistently reflect the pure essence and unique quality that makes Mourvèdre such a distinct and exciting grape.
Vintage Details:
2019
Varietals: 79% Mourvèdre, 21% Syrah
Birthplace: 62% Catapult and 38% Paderewski Vineyards
District: Willow Creek District, Paso Robles
Siblings: 319 cases
Birthdate: September 20 – October 22, 2019
Birth Weight: 26.7 Brix
Rearing: Fermented in concrete, stainless steel, and large barrels (10% stem inclusion)
Education: Aged 17 months in French oak mid to large (300 – 500 L) barrels (80% new)
GPA: 3.89 pH | 5.1 g/L TA | 15.1% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled May 4, 2021
Biography: Bring on the old-world wine charm with Epoch’s 2019 Mourvèdre, a wine we don’t make every year, only when the Mourvèdre has something to say. This beauty boasts a potpourri of dried roses, dried herbs (rosemary and thyme), autumn forest, tea leaves, roasted mushrooms, milk chocolate, cured meats, sea air, red plum, and red cherry. With some time in your glass, more red fruit reveals itself as well does vanilla and black pepper, and the at-first-tight tannins soften and broaden. This wine is sure to impress you even more with 5-7 years cellar age.
Accolades: Wine Advocate 98
2017
Varietals: 88% Mourvèdre, 12% Grenache
Birthplace: 57% Catapult Vineyard, 43% Paderewski Vineyard
District: Willow Creek, Paso Robles
Siblings: 305 Cases
Birthdate: October 5th and 12th, 2017
Rearing: Fermented in concrete and new French oak puncheons
Education: Aged 18 months in French oak puncheons and barrels (91% new)
GPA: 3.83 pH | 5.6 g/L TA | 15.9% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled June 12th, 2019
Biography: This lovely lady is hanging with the big boys on this release, and boy, does she hold her own. Lightening the flavors up with her mid-palate style, she delivers leather, plum, rhubarb, blood orange, fresh herbs, white pepper, saline, and that earthiness that screams Mourvèdre. We don’t make this wine every year, only in vintages when this southern Rhône grape can stand alone.
Accolades: Jeb Dunnuck 97, Vinous 95, Wine Advocate 93
2016
Varietals:100% Mourvèdre
Birthplace: 100% Catapult Vineyard
Hometown: Willow Creek, Paso Robles
Siblings: 230 Cases Produced
Birthdate: September 26, 2016
Rearing: Fermented in concrete tank
Education: Aged 18 months in French oak mid-sized barrels and puncheons (31% new)
GPA: 3.82 pH | 6.0 g/L TA | 15.6% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled May 24, 2018
Biography: A wine unto itself, the 2016 Mourvèdre cannot be held to any definition of variety. Thought-provoking and full of energy, this single bottling brings to the forefront fruit, spice and minerality. Ripe pluot (plum + apricot), rhubarb, blueberries, sassafras and roses combine with a mouthwatering salinity, wet earth & stone, white pepper and fresh oak forest. This wine is so interesting now; it will be exciting to see how it evolves with age.
Accolades: Jeb Dunnuck 97+, Vinous 95, Wine Advocate 93
2015
Varietals:75% Mourvèdre | 25% Grenache
Birthplace: 100% Catapult Vineyard
District: Willow Creek, Paso Robles
Siblings: 80 Cases Produced
Birthdate: September 23, 2015
Birth Weight: 26.6° Brix
Rearing: Co-fermented 100% whole cluster in one 1-ton bin
Education: Aged 19 months in French oak barrels and puncheons
GPA: 3.93 pH | 5.4 g/L TA | 15.2% Alc.
Graduation: Bottled June 3, 2017
Biography: Our inaugural Mourvèdre is about as nerdy and hip as a wine can be. Produced from fermenting 100% whole clusters of 75%
Mourvèdre and 25% Grenache together, this wine speaks purity, sense of place and the many different gears Mourvèdre can deliver. Juicy and spicy, this fun wine oscillates between white pepper, crushed raspberries, autumn leaves, wet rocks and rose petals.
Accolades: Wine Advocate 95+, Jeb Dunnuck 94, Vinous 94
