Epoch Estate Wines, Paso Robles, Reserva, Tempranillo 2009 Sonoma Aged in small French oak

Aged in small French oak barrels

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

with the cherry and mineral notes strongly echoing

Grenache-forward CdP

Dinner at Gene and Georgetti in Chicago with Todd

Epoch Estate Wines, Paso Robles, Reserva, Tempranillo 2009 Sonoma Aged in small French oak95 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