The Statesman

Varietal: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 16% Petit Verdot, 16% Cabernet Franc
Birthplace: 100% Paderewski Vineyard
Hometown: Paso Robles AVA, Willow Creek District
Birth Date: August 29 – September 26, 2022
Birth Weight: 27.1° Brix
Rearing: Fermented in French oak puncheons
Education: Aged 18 months in French oak barrels and one puncheon (85% new)
GPA: 3.85 pH | 5.6 g/L TA | 14.9% Alc.
Graduation: May 24, 2024
Siblings: 146 cases

Biography: Only the second bottling of Epoch’s Bordeaux blend, 2022 The Statesman comes from very low-yielding, head-trained vines, making it limited in production but mighty in flavor. Tightly wound at first and needing a good decant or time in bottle to open, this wine speaks fluent Cabernet with notes of plum, red currant, cherry leather, tobacco, cigar box, cedar, and forest floor, accented by hints of Christmas spice and evergreen.  The wine drives in a straight, linear line yet fills the palate with fruit perched high across the top as chalky tannins rise mid-palate and radiate outward.  Add Paso’s hallmark acid lift and mineral core, and we’ve got a tuxedo-wearing cowboy in our midst. – Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker

Accolades: 94+ points: Jeb Dunnuck

Varietal: 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Petite Verdot, 8% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc
Birthplace: 100% Paderewski Vineyard
Hometown: Paso Robles AVA, Willow Creek District
Birth Date: September 11 – 27, 2021
Birth Weight: 26.1° Brix
Rearing: Fermented in concrete and new French oak puncheons
Education: Aged 18 months in French oak barrels (68% new)
GPA: 3.89 pH | 5.4 g/L TA | 14.8% Alc.
Graduation: May 16, 2023
Siblings: 108 cases

Biography: Dive into Epoch’s 2021 The Statesman and experience the Paderewski Vineyard as you never have before – through the lens of our inaugural Cabernet (or Bordeaux) blend.  Elegant and jam-packed with nuance, this blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Petite Verdot, 8% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc fills the senses with fresh cut herbs, cassis, black cherry, ripe raspberry, red plum, tobacco, licorice, pencil shavings, and cigar box spice.  The wine dances gracefully across the palate, dotting it with lifted, even texture and acid from start to finish.  The intricate fruit and spice will linger on your tastebuds and in your thoughts.  This wine’s graceful character will cellar beautifully for 15 plus years. – Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker

Accolades: 97 points – Wine Advocate, 96+ points – Jeb Dunnuck, 96 points – Vinous

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