At some point, there may be several posts on this wine. It all started sometime around 2000/2001 at Mortons Steakhouse in Santa Ana, CA. My steak was overcooked (a rare problem at Morton's) whereby the manager J.C. Crow hospitably replaced it with one cooked to perfection.... for good measure, he offered a complimentary glass of wine - his recommendaion: 1997 Justin Isosceles.
WOW.
I was simply blown away... for my taste buds had not encountered such a wine before... even though we were enjoying a nice bottle of 1994 Heitz Bella Oaks Cabernet at the time, the Justin was a very distinct and complex wine. It worked especially well with the amazing Cajun Rib eye I was chowing down on.
Over the years, I've had to good pleasure to visit the Justin winery many times and have collected a 6-year vertical of Isosceles, including the just-released (pun intended) 2006 - a very fruit-forward - ala Paso Robles - and hearty Bordeaux blend.
Not sure where to wind this up except Isosceles is one of my favorite wines. Each vintage is consistently good but also slightly unique. Great job, Justin!
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