Justin Vineyards & Winery
Isosceles Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
From taste: Smoky cassis and blueberry fruit, tobacco leaf and watermelon jolly rancher, some clove and incense. Rich and heady nose. Palate is ultra fruity, sateen and candied but still with some restrained coolness. Not much acidity and obviously modified, and a weak midpalate. Sweet finale, some alcohol warmth, little complexity and a medium at best finish. Very lackluster to me, and $117 a bottle is a robbery.
From taste: Smoky cassis and blueberry fruit, tobacco leaf and watermelon jolly rancher, some clove and incense. Rich and heady nose. Palate is ultra fruity, sateen and candied but still with some restrained coolness. Not much acidity and obviously modified, and a weak midpalate. Sweet finale, some alcohol warmth, little complexity and a medium at best finish. Very lackluster to me, and $117 a bottle is a robbery.
2 people found it helpfulSep 28th, 2015Omg fantastic. Awesome fruit, well balanced, great tanning structure. Could drink this all day and all night 🍷
Omg fantastic. Awesome fruit, well balanced, great tanning structure. Could drink this all day and all night 🍷
Jul 30th, 2016
Like drinking molten lava cake. Love. My new Prisoner. Best blend of the year!
Like drinking molten lava cake. Love. My new Prisoner. Best blend of the year!
Apr 15th, 2016
Trying pre-release 2018 vintage, strong tannins
Trying pre-release 2018 vintage, strong tannins
Jan 23rd, 2021
Perfect time to open. Jam, blackcurrant, tobacco, cola. Smooth and delicious, Perfect with bone in ribeye. Grab a bottle when you can!
Perfect time to open. Jam, blackcurrant, tobacco, cola. Smooth and delicious, Perfect with bone in ribeye. Grab a bottle when you can!
Jan 20th, 2019New Year trip with friends to Half Moon Bay. A classic favorite.
New Year trip with friends to Half Moon Bay. A classic favorite.
Dec 30th, 2018Look, isosceles is a good wine. The structure is phenomenal, from the tannins to the acid to flavor profile. But a friend uttered a single word that sort of sums up this wine: engineered. It feels like a wine specifically built to check off every box on a wine survey. Does this make it wrong? Of course not. But it still feels like it’s lacking in soul.
Look, isosceles is a good wine. The structure is phenomenal, from the tannins to the acid to flavor profile. But a friend uttered a single word that sort of sums up this wine: engineered. It feels like a wine specifically built to check off every box on a wine survey. Does this make it wrong? Of course not. But it still feels like it’s lacking in soul.
May 5th, 2018
Huge fruit, but acid to balance and tannins so polished it brings this puppy to the razors edge of ready to pair with food and ready to drink by itself - and is perfect either way. The only problem here is it is too perfect. The wrong kind of perfect. The scientifically assembled in all the right ways where it seems the only possible way to get there was through manipulation kind of perfect. This is the FairLife milk of the wine world. Scientifically and relentlessly measured, analyzed and assembled to be exactly what Robert Parker likes to drink. Just like too many of today's highly rated wines. That said: an enjoyable experience and one that justinifies it's pricetag.
Huge fruit, but acid to balance and tannins so polished it brings this puppy to the razors edge of ready to pair with food and ready to drink by itself - and is perfect either way. The only problem here is it is too perfect. The wrong kind of perfect. The scientifically assembled in all the right ways where it seems the only possible way to get there was through manipulation kind of perfect. This is the FairLife milk of the wine world. Scientifically and relentlessly measured, analyzed and assembled to be exactly what Robert Parker likes to drink. Just like too many of today's highly rated wines. That said: an enjoyable experience and one that justinifies it's pricetag.
May 5th, 2018