![]() ![]() If you venture a little outside the norm and explore Paso, you’ll find some great new wines, and recognize that your money goes a long way.ĬostcoWineBlog. Like we mentioned in the Daou review, there are amazing wines in Napa and Sonoma and they come with a hefty price tag. Average of 91.4 points in 246 community wine reviews on 2012 Justin Vineyards & Winery Isosceles, plus professional notes, label images, wine details, and recommendations on when to drink. I can enjoy those almost anytime, with anything, anybody… It’s similar to how I feel about Rhone wines. And when you just don’t know what else to open, it’s always a solid pick. Sure, it’s not an inexpensive wine, but it’s perfect in every occasion great with all kinds of food, classy enough to take to a dinner party to please a crowd a nice gift for a wine loving friend. The winery is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year I love the versatility of a bottle like this, and it makes me want to just drop a bottle (one at least) of this in my cart every trip to Costco just to have on hand. Justin Vineyards & Winery Isosceles Reserve 2017 has complex ripe aroma, full-body and very complex flavors with rich, ripe black cherry, cassis fruit with. The wine pours a deep ruby in the glass, with black fruit and spice on the nose in the mouth flavors of blackberry, black cherry, anise with some mocha into the finish really nice lingering spice in the finish. 11680 Chimney Rock Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446 805.238.6932 winesocietyJUSTINwine. But as I got into this 2017 vintage, I realized right away that I would be moving that score up a tad, especially considering the reasonable price point for such quality juice. Try the 2015 ISOSCELES right now with a simply seasoned oak grilled prime ribeye steak, or wait a few years to enjoy its added complexity with the layered flavors of slowly braised lamb shanks. We reviewed the 2016 Justin two years ago and awarded it 88 points. Justin Isosceles Red Blend 2018 Write a Review Frequently Bought Together: Description Details Product Reviews You Might Also Like: Customers Also Viewed. And if you step it up to their higher end bottlings, like the ISOSCELES, which is a Bordeaux blend for around $65, the wines get really really good. Sometimes I forget what a fantastic bottle of wine this Justin really is for only $20 at Costco. Costco brought that one in around the same price point as this Justin bottle, so we have two very solid offerings from Paso worth exploring in stores right now. There is a fairly uniform tendency here towards wines that are unapologetically bold and opulently fruit-driven, albeit with a surprising amount of acidity thanks to the region’s chilly nighttime temperatures.We just reviewed the Daou Cabernet, also from Paso Robles and loved it, awarding the wine 90 points, and a spot on our Top Picks list. Other popular varieties include Merlot, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Grenache and Rhône blends, both red and white. This is mostly red wine country, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel standing out as the star performers. The San Miguel, (Paso Robles) Estrella, (Paso Robles) Geneso, (Paso Robles) Highlands, El Pomar and Creston Districts, along with San Juan Creek, are the hotter, more western appellations of the greater Paso Robles AVA. These all experience more ocean fog, wind and precipitation compared to the rest of the Paso sub-appellations. Just east over the Santa Lucia Mountains from the chilly Pacific Ocean, lie the coolest in the region: Adelaida, Templeton Gap and (Paso Robles) Willow Creek Districts, as well as York Mountain AVA and Santa Margarita Ranch. ![]() But with eleven smaller sub-AVAs, there is actually quite a bit of diversity to be found in this inland portion of California’s Central Coast. After a year of careful cellaring, the result is a deep, complex wine with both power and finesse, and exceptional aging potential. Paso Robles has made a name for itself as a source of supple, powerful, fruit-driven Central Coast wines. South Coast, CA- The Isosceles Reserve spends a full two years in 100 new French barriques before being bottled.
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