Next week's tastings are going to be...wait for it...LEGENDARY!We're going to do a little sampling of wines from Justin, the preeminent Paso Robles producer. The real attraction of this one will be a couple of Bordeaux-styled blends. Justin is deservedly famous for 'Isosceles', a cab-based blend modeled after the great 'left bank' wines of the Margaux and Pauillac AOC's. In the last few vintages, however, they've also been producing a brilliant if less well known counterpoint to that monumental bottling.
You see, on what is known as the 'right bank' of Bordeaux, across the Rive Gironde, there is virtually no cabernet sauvignon grown due to soil conditions. There, in the noble wines of Pomerol and St. Emilion, among others, merlot and cabernet franc comprise the ruling class. Justin grows spectacular cab franc in their estate vineyard, and saw an opportunity to produce a rare-in-California 'right bank' styled blend. The yin to Isosceles yang, it's a blend of 65% cab franc and 35% merlot. The wine, called 'Justification', is a knockout, and we're the only shop in Dayton with it. It's being brought in especially for this tasting, in very limited quantities.
We'll taste them both next Wednesday from 5-8 and Saturday from 3-6. I'm excited. Hope to see a good crowd to enjoy these rare treats, but if not...well, it's more for me!
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