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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.9 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 129 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by cwojcieszyn on 5/20/2016 & rated 89 points: Deep coloring - smooth tannins - drank well for the age - jammy and smooth - delicious (3899 views) | | | Tasted by rhpolk on 8/22/2014 & rated 88 points: Over aged. Musty smell, but still drinkable. Not flawed, just past it's window. Most of the fruit is gone. (5632 views) | | | Tasted by fritza on 4/3/2014 & rated 89 points: I did not experience bricking with this bottle that others have described. It has a musty nose and at first I was concerned it went bad. But I was pleasantly surprised with dark berry fruit and chocolate on the palate. The tannins have mellowed and it has a long finish on mid palate. Justin never disappoints. (5697 views) | | | Tasted by KevinTucker on 6/10/2013 & rated 88 points: Slightly past prime territory, but still agreeable...needed some time to open up. Dark fruit and slight chocolate flavors from earlier tastings were mildly muted, but the body is still very nice.
This is a solid QPR performer, but nothing special. (6759 views) | | | Tasted by joncohen on 5/26/2013 & rated 90 points: Opaque purple, v little bricking; light in the glass, but clinging to the edges with long legs. On the nose: tarry oak, black cherry/raspberry fruit, vanilla, a more subtle bell pepper component. On the palate: initial hit of big red fruit (raspberry, blackberry), with plenty of vanilla/oak flavors before mid-palate acidity emerges, then some coffee and cigar box notes that linger for a medium long finish, over which the dark fruit reasserts itself at the back of the throat. Label says 14.5% alcohol, though from the extraction I would have guessed more. Tannins semi-decently integrated, but I daresay this could have gone a few more years in the cellar while they continued to soften up.
No doubt about it, this is an archetypal big CA cabernet, doing exactly what those wines are supposed to do. I don't go for this style every day, but sometimes you want a 800 lb gorilla to go with the rib-eye steaks you're throwing on the grill; on those nights, you could do a lot worse than this bottle. (6612 views) | | | Tasted by MyWineTutor on 10/27/2012 & rated 88 points: I didn't decant this long enough. Waited about 30 minutes before consuming and opened with slight tannins and hint of black cherry and chocolate. Fortunately, saved one glassful and drank after just ove an hour wait time. Color was still nice, dark fruit flavors were more pronounced and finished with spice, mocha and oak. Drink up by 2014. (4881 views) | | | Tasted by Kentw on 8/13/2012 & rated 89 points: Interesting but not spectacular Cab. Nice tannins, deep dark fruits with some spice, reasonably balanced. Overall just a good cab but not overly special. Friends enjoyed it but no superlatives. (3475 views) | | | Tasted by timdrex on 12/12/2011 & rated 89 points: Chocolate, spice, medium tannins. Quite good at this price point. (4077 views) | | | Tasted by Gntloryntl on 11/15/2011 & rated 91 points: Very dark fruit, like cassis. Still had full body for being 6 yrs old. I vinturi'd this wine for every pour. This wine probably had another 3 yrs left in the cellar (3506 views) | | | Tasted by AWei on 3/26/2011 & rated 85 points: Sweet and sticky. Likely due to drinking after a Rivers Marie pinot. (4171 views) | | | Tasted by 022599 on 3/19/2011 & rated 92 points: very good with a lot of fruit and a long finish (3507 views) | | | Tasted by Whine-oh on 3/6/2011 & rated 89 points: popped and poured thru a venturi. Dark red with a ruby meniscus. Nose of sweet red and black fruits.. Same on palate, mellow tannins. Went well with grilled steak. Easy drink.. Nice and a good qpr. (3626 views) | | | Tasted by Ruthlette on 1/30/2011 & rated 88 points: Good fruit, some tannins remain but nicely balanced. (3650 views) | | | Tasted by Acohen on 10/31/2010 & rated 90 points: Very nice paso cab with good chocolate and dark fruits. Nice surprise (3984 views) | | | Tasted by winelovr2001 on 6/29/2010 & rated 89 points: Chocolate, blackberry and raisins. A funny combo but it works...
Drink up... (4367 views) | | | Tasted by Vinomark on 6/26/2010 & rated 90 points: Very balanced Cali cab (4648 views) | | | Tasted by StainedGlass on 6/23/2010 & rated 89 points: I wasn't expecting much, but this cab was a real pleasure, and better than the 2006. Not decanted, Deep purple, some nice earthiness and only moderate tannins. Sweet blackberry fruit, with a nice long finish. (4374 views) | | | Tasted by Brsed on 5/17/2010 & rated 90 points: Oh, how I wanted to hate this wine. You know the type-given as a gift, but seemed too inexpensive for an all-knowing wine guy like me. After over a year of avoiding the matter, Monday seemed like the perfect night for a throw away bottle. Turned out to be the little wine that could. Rasperry nose with a little of bit of brambles. Not very complex but nice, rich black currant with some spice and earth. This would make a fine steak-night or party Cab. Pleasantly surprised. (4481 views) | | | Tasted by Ann&Wayne on 3/22/2010 & rated 88 points: Consistently Good (4583 views) | | | Tasted by Brett on 11/28/2009 & rated 85 points: Not very impressive. (5018 views) | | | Tasted by rwb5150 on 7/6/2009 & rated 89 points: This was the wine that led me to become a club member... Read my full review here:
http://corksandcaftans.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/wine-review-2005-justin-cabernet-sauvignon-paso-robles-ca/ (5671 views) | | | Tasted by jamieirving on 6/19/2009 & rated 91 points: Another great bottle. Improving my original rating. (5558 views) | | | Tasted by jleg on 4/3/2009 flawed bottle: A little sweet and syrupy. This bottle might have been heat damaged during shipment. (5595 views) | | | Tasted by malper on 2/28/2009: Outstanding in all regards (5919 views) | | | Tasted by winejnky on 2/27/2009 & rated 88 points: Really smooth and easy drinking, and with a lot of classic cab flavors. Oak, vanilla, leather, blue/black-berry. (5722 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
|  By Gary Vaynerchuk
Wine Library TV, California Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting, Episode #332 (10/12/2007)
(JUSTIN CABERNET SAUVIGNON) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-really enjoying the subtle Bacon Fat component coming through underneath a very ripe black raspberry; beautiful integration of Vanilla extract; pretty floral action as well; TASTE-great mouthfeel; beautiful on the attack; really enjoying the mid-palate because transitions beautifully to a dark sour cherry component w/ some shaved white chocolate on the finish; really nice; well-made; good firm tannins; a little fruit bombish, but it's a controlled chaos; great w/ steaks; good drinking wine as well; GV-90 90 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (6/9/2007)
(Justin Vineyards & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon) Ripe black fruit nose; ripe black fruit, plum palate; medium finish 90 points |
NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of Wine Library TV and RJonWine.com. (manage subscription channels) |
| Justin Vineyards & Winery Producer website2005 Justin Vineyards & Winery Cabernet SauvignonWinery Notes:
"Our 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon is jet black with a light red rim. Aromas of black cherry, plum and an assortment of spice, vanilla and toasty oak are prevalent on the nose. A soft, fruit forward entry evolves into a lush, opulent mouth feel filled with black fruit, earth and spicy characters. Hints of caramel and cedar combine with a soft, velvet texture on the finish." -WineryCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
Central Coast AVA WikipediaPaso Robles Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Set apart by unique climate and geography, Paso Robles Wine Country provides prime growing conditions for more than 40 varietals planted over 26,000 acres of vineyards. More than 300 wineries craft this fruit into premium wines, gaining recognition around the world. The fruit, the wines and the distinct environment have quickly made Paso Robles California's third largest and fastest growing wine region. |
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