Justin Isosceles 2001

Professional Ratings

• 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  Justin’s flagship offering, the unfiltered 2001 Isosceles Reserve (73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec), boasts a blockbuster perfume of incense, black currants, spice, flowers, and subtle wood. Voluptuous in the mouth, with tremendous fruit purity, a beautiful, multi-layered texture, and a long finish, this terrific offering is about as good as Bordeaux varietals can be in this sector of California’s Central Coast. Although accessible, this tour de force in winemaking will drink well over the next 10-15 years.
• 92 Wine Enthusiast
  Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated Bordeaux blend, starting with lush, inviting new oak, cassis, sweet thyme, vanilla and mushroom aromas, Turns subtle, supple and elegant in the mouth, powerful and refined. Dry, long, this wine finishes with class and distinction.
• 91 Wine Spectator
  Mature, elegant and stylish, with complex dark berry, plum, spice and sandalwood flavors that gain depth and dimension, with a supple texture and good length. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.—2001 California Cabernet blind retrospective (June 2011).