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Epoch

Epoch Estate Wines is a Paso Robles producer based in the Templeton Gap District of western Paso Robles, founded by Jordan and Lynn Fiorentini in 2007. The estate is unusual for California in focusing on Tempranillo as its primary variety alongside Rhône-style blends, farming approximately 40 acres on the Paderewski Vineyard — formerly the property of Polish pianist and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski, who planted the original vines here in the 1910s. The Estate Blend leads at auction with 42 lots averaging $49; Tempranillo averages $55 across 30 lots with the 2011 vintage most traded. Ingenuity and Authenticity (Rhône and Bordeaux-inspired blends) average $62 and $53 respectively. Block B averages $75 across 15 lots — the estate's highest-value wine. Auction prices range from $25 to $246, with an overall average of $56. The historical Paderewski connection gives the estate a compelling narrative, and the commitment to Tempranillo — rare as a serious estate wine in California — distinguishes its portfolio. Critical scores of 89–95 from Wine Advocate and Vinous have sustained collector interest. The estate's western Paso Robles location on calcareous soils at moderate elevation produces wines of greater freshness and structure than eastern valley benchmarks.