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2016 Epiphany GSM
2016 Epiphany GSM

Epiphany
2016 GSM
, Santa Barbara County
Thompson Vineyard

91 Points - Wine Spectator

Polished and elegantly layered Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah offers red plum and black cherry on the nose, with scent of cigar box, forest floor, bay, baking spices and vanilla. Expressive black raspberry, sassafras and smoky pepper flavors that linger with salted dark chocolate, red plum, black raspberry, and cherry on the finish.

This dark-ruby GSM blend from Thompson Vineyard – along the Alisos Canyon corridor in Santa Barbara County – is richly pleasing. Aged in large-format puncheons for 20 months, with 93% of the French oak barrels being a year old or more. Drink now through 2024

Appellation: Santa Barbara County
Varietal Composition:
  50% Grenache, 43% Mourvedre, 7% Syrah
Vineyard Source:  100% Thompson Vineyard (Blocks 1E, 2A, 1B)
Harvest Dates:  10/10/16 - 10/21/16
Aging:  Aged in large format 500L Puncheons for 20 months, of which 7% new French oak, 93% 1 year old and older French oak
Cooperage:  Atelier Centre, Ermitage, Francois Freres
Harvest Brix:
  23.2 - 26.0
Acid:  0.559 g/100ml
pH:  3.66
Alcohol:  14.5%
Production:  377 cases


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