Justin Vineyard, Isosceles, Paso Robles

Nice bouquet, very smooth, medium finish.

2016 vintage

At its peak? But still has a long life ahead. Big and bold. Better after an hour. Did not decant

2016 vintage

Impressive again. Big but balanced. Still plenty of primary fruit. Better after having been opened for a few hours.

2007 vintage

Really enjoyable Blend, excellent balance, quite elegant for a Paso wine. Enjoyable now but likely to hold for a couple of years.

2016 vintage

Perfect pairing for a burger with caramelized onions.

2016 vintage

Great!

2016 vintage

Delivers on expectations as a hearty big boy. Not a ton of complexity coming through all the fruit but still enjoyable.

2016 vintage

Drinking well, needed to aerate, has plenty of life left.

2007 vintage

More old world normally, but this is still drinking very well indeed.

2007 vintage

Still full of dark fruits with some earthy tertiary notes. Well integrated tannins. Still needed an hour decanting time to show full potential range. Quality: Outstanding. Could have easily gone another 5 years, but no reason to wait, drink now.

2009 vintage

I'm surprised I held off for 3 1/2 years between tastings. decanted for 3 hours......nose is still quite full, rich oaky flavor, dark fruits, Paso granite, well blended.

2016 vintage

OMG, absolutely delicious, still young and could go another 10 years. Paired with a bone in Porterhouse Steak grilled over oak!

2003 vintage

Delicious blend, hits the spot, cocktail wine or with food.

2016 vintage

Dried cranberry, blackberry, radish, plum, raisin. Soft tannins, crisp acidity, long finish and nicely balanced. but didn’t meet expectations, would have like to have tried this a few years ago

2009 vintage

85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 7% Merlot

2016 vintage

Very reasonable. Well integrated, good fruit and pleasant tannins.

2005 vintage

Love it

2010 vintage

No complaints. Subtle, refined, still very much worth enjoying.

2005 vintage

Wonderful Thanksgiving with Mick and Kim

2010 vintage

Probably a 91.5 Has legs, can go a few more years, full bodied, dark fruit, long finish

2016 vintage

Coravin

2010 vintage

I was a tad worried this might have aged out when I opened it. Boy was I wrong I’m positive it has several more good years ahead but alas I’ll never know as this was my last 2009. Fabulous nose. Full of fruit still along with tertiary aromas. Blackberry, dark plum, raisins, leather, earthy, Forrest floor. Very smooth tannins, crisp acid. Long enjoyable finish with a blackberry compote flavor lingering.

2009 vintage

Moderately fruit forward with a great finish. Paired nicely with a TrI-Tri tip roast. 4.25 stars.

2016 vintage

I used to have a good amount of Justin but stopped as I found it had gotten too ripe / hot for my tastes. This bottle was a gift and I must admit was a lot better than expected. Yes ripe but also long finish and not over the top. Very enjoyable.

2016 vintage

Very deep opaque ruby. I don't have enough experience with these wines even with moderate amounts of age to draw any conclusions, but this shows... well, somewhat awkwardly. On the nose it offers muddled and not particularly distinct aromas of ripe blackberry, cr�me de cerise, purple roses, vanilla and burnt wood. On the palate it is full bodied with medium+ acidity, loads of sweet, liqueurish fruit and a bit of astringency that comes more from alcohol than from the soft …

2016 vintage

Beautiful blend. Delicious with grilled lamb chops on 4th of July

2016 vintage

Bold, Dry

2016 vintage

Classic Isosceles, drinking beautifully now.

2016 vintage

Tasted from Magnum. Isosceles vertical tasting 2010 - 2016, inclusive, non-blind. A: ripe dark fruit. P: Plum, ripe blackberries, black cherries, still a hint of brightness, by no means overly mature. Still complex, medium length finish. It was the star of the night. Everyone revisited toward the end, after we tasted through to the 2016, it was still rated above the other vintages.

2010 vintage

Very dark ruby color. Buttery hints of blackberry and cherry.

2016 vintage

Very deep, rich red. Full bodied. Still retains tannins. Smooth

2007 vintage

Dark ruby color. Nice hints of blackberry, cherry, and vanilla.

2016 vintage

Drank next to the 2016 Mondavi To-Kalon Reserve. Decanted for 1 hour. This wine has much more up front fruit and a "bigger" initial feel to it, but was much less complex and nuanced than the Mondavi. Had a medium finish and wasn't nearly as integrated. Compared to the Mondavi, this wine really punches you up front with dark and blue fruit flavor and then fades, as opposed to a slow build of the Mondavi.

2016 vintage

a heavier Bordeaux blend from California, leans towards the new style in Calif which is fruit forward. Loads of blue and black fruits on the nose and palate with a touch of spice & herbs (not too much) and a pleasant, long finish. A very enjoyable wine with grilled or roasted protein. We had it with NY Strips that were pan seared in a cast iron skillet and then set on the Traeger for 40m at low heat (perfect medium …

2016 vintage

Inky in the glass. Super jammy nose of raspberry and blackberry. Extra jammy palate of juicy berry fruits. Soft for a Cabernet.

2016 vintage

Blue fruit, zero tennis, muted. Past its prime. Drink up

2009 vintage

The wine has held up beautifully. Excellent balance with delicious fruit, long soft velvety finish and no negatives. Very happy it has held up since I still have two bottles in my cellar.

2007 vintage

Thought I would be opening too soon, decanted for 2 hours, and pleasantly surprised. Forest floor on the nose, sharp cherry, fantastic acid on the palate. Warm, rounded mouthfeel as result. Good, highly enjoyable but not out of this world.

2016 vintage

Enjoyable, but far more unidimensional, less complex and not as interesting as the other past vintages of this wine we have appreciated. For the money, we will look elsewhere, as this particular, albeit well made wine, is made in the style approaching the character of a Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon (those of you who are in accord will understand), and is not displaying the true representation of the any of the various vinified California identities that reveal the depth of the …

2016 vintage

My boss opened this wonderful bottle for our Christmas party. Nice dark color with beautifully integrated tannins. I got notes of plum, vanilla, cassis, and some great fruit on the palate. This was a terrific wine and such great QPR for its time. Unfortunately, costs continue to increase on these so haven’t been buying for a bit.

2007 vintage

Consistently enjoyable wine, vintage to vintage.

2016 vintage

Writing a week later. Looked really pretty with a very bright rim and wouldn’t have guessed it was unfiltered. Almost no sediment and what was there stuck to the bottle. The fruit was plush and red with a good structure. The half bottle I saved for night two was just as good.

2007 vintage

This is still drinking really well. Beautiful blue and red fruit flavors integrate well with soft tannins and light oak notes.

2009 vintage

Took 30 minutes to open but definitely time for me to drink through these. Very nice finish with flavors of dark fruit and chocolate. Probably not at it prime any longer.

2009 vintage

My cellar doesn’t suck!!

2003 vintage

Popped and poured from cellar with modest expectations and was pleasantly surprised. Faded over time, but overall a good find for a Wednesday evening.

2005 vintage

Incredible dark inky coloring. Amazing nose of black berry, cassis, plum followed by vanilla sweetness. Tannins non0-existent with smoothness on both the front and back palate. Still young and lively.

2007 vintage

Good things come to those...yeah, it's a cliche, but spot-on in this case. Isosceles is always a showboat in its youth, but with even a LITTLE age, it becomes a confident -- and consummate -- performer. Paired with chateaubriand. Also -- we left a little bit in the bottle, lightly corked, out in the dining room for five days. And it remained stellar.

2010 vintage

Still good fruit and oh sooo smooth. Probably at its peak.

2009 vintage

Totally opaque black cherry skin color, with an immediate nose of intense blue and black fruit, a whiff of chocolate dust, and cherry flavored ribbon candy, or as my wife interprets, black cherry compote. Not one to decant wines of this particular persona, we prefer to let the wine slip through its inherent transformational presentations in our glass. The unctuous, supple and viscous mouthfeel clings to the oral cavity, in perfect balance of acidity and still present bracing tannin structure, …

2010 vintage

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