2012 was the first in a streak of warm drought years in California, and winemaker Jordan Fiorentini says she began backing off on the use of whole cluster after this vintage. It was also one of the first years she started to employ some fermentation in concrete, and the purity of the Epoch wines ticks up in this vintage. The use of concrete, she notes, is "a cool play on that warm vintage." The 2012 Sensibility Grenache, from the Paderewski and Catapult vineyards, was harvested September 27-29 and fermented in concrete tanks. It was made with 40% whole cluster and aged 16 months in concrete eggs and neutral puncheons. Medium ruby, it's drinking beautifully right now, with concentrated scents of red and black cherries, dried flowers, dark spices, forest floor and coffee beans. The palate is supple and silky, uplifted and floral, and it finishes with lovely perfume. It's drinking beautifully right now and will continue to hold in bottle another 5-8 years. 274 cases were made.

The 2012 Sensibility, 100% Grenache, is a layered, seamless effort that straddles the spectrum between the voluptuous, decadent style and the more finesse-driven, lighter weight example of the variety that California prefers to make. Showing an evolved, spice-laced bouquet of sweet kirsch, herbs de Provence, dusty soil, graphite and potpourri, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a core of sweet fruit, and a savory, slightly rustic tannin profile that continues to sweeten up with time in the glass. It drinks beautifully now with a decant, yet will evolve gracefully for another 7-8 years. – August 2014 (Jeb Dunnuck)

Firm and dense, with a rich core of black licorice-laced berry and dusty, cedary oak. Taut, gripping tannins give the flavors traction, leaving gravelly, road tar-inflected sensation. Drink now thorugh 2028. – December 2014 (James Laube)