Epoch Estate Wines, Paso Robles, Reserva, Tempranillo 2009 Large Format Four with signs of very

Four with signs of very old seepage

Since then

Mondavi was the goto gold standard in my collection to compare with others

very top shoulder

Stored in a cold cellar since release

Epoch Estate Wines, Paso Robles, Reserva, Tempranillo 2009 Large Format Four with signs of very95 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