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 Vintage2016 Label 1 of 10 
TypeRed
ProducerEpiphany (web)
VarietyMourvèdre
Designationn/a
VineyardRodney's Vineyard
CountryUSA
RegionCalifornia
SubRegionCentral Coast
AppellationSanta Barbara County
UPC Code(s)718038556849

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2023 (based on 7 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by architect on 9/23/2023 & rated 93 points: Bought three in 2018 and decided to lay one down to age.

Excellent nose of blueberries, violets, some stewed plum, and maybe a hint of clove.

On the palate, continued blueberry, violet, some dark ripe red berry. Sumptuous mouthfeel. Soft tannins. Long finish. Coats the mouth with wonderful flavors. Not a lot of acid but paired well with a maple glazed roast chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, spinach and feta.

Sad that I can't find it anymore. (105 views)
 Tasted by buffyst on 4/7/2022 & rated 93 points: I just had an epiphany. That is to say a 2016 Epiphany, of the Mourvèdre variety, from Rodney's Vineyard. And it was glorious. Unlike any Mourvèdre, Monastrell, or Mataro I've ever tasted. Black vermilion. Medium body. Aromatic, elegant, integrated, juicy, luscious and smooth. Pure fruit and flower aromas and flavors of blackberry, boysenberry, purple plum and vetch. Terrific balance of acid and fruit, in a high-definition drinking window. Very well-built. Wood-spice on the lengthy finish. Where else but California could this be from? Ah, nowhere. A truly amazing take on this Rhone varietal. D/H. (180 views)

Professional 'Channels'
By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Central Coast: The 2017s and 2018s (10/31/2019)
(Epiphany Mourvedre Rodney's Vineyard) Login and sign up and see review text.
By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Santa Barbara: Present & Future (Sep 2019) (9/1/2019)
(Epiphany Mourvèdre Rodney's Vineyard Central Coast Red) Subscribe to see review text.
NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of JebDunnuck.com and Vinous. (manage subscription channels)

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Epiphany

Producer website

Mourvèdre

Click here to see Mourvedre photographed at Tablas Creek Vineyards in Paso Robles, Calif., in 2005.

USA

American wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.

California

2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson

Central Coast

http://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html

http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/

http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm

Central Coast AVA Wikipedia

Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County

 
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