Daniel P. Drake

9.0

Today I wanted to try a Paso Robles wine and I have heard a bit about the Justin wines. I thought I would stop by my local store in Chicago and pick-up the 2015 Justin Justification, a Right Bank blend of 52% Cabernet Franc and 48% Merlot from Paso Robles.

Upon opening I immediately am getting dark fruit, black currant, black cherry, raspberry, tar, licorice, violet, like smoke and crushed gravel.

On the palate there is juicy black fruit, black cherry, black raspberry, black currant, green bell pepper, spice, cedar, graphite, toasty oak and a bit of dark soil.

This wine is medium to full bodied with a smooth supple mouth feel. There is medium + acidity and medium smooth tannin that leads right to a medium to long finish. An enjoyable wine that would go good with some hardy food. Have a great rest of your week and be safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Founded in 1982, Roederer Estate sparkling wines reflect the cool, fog-shrouded Anderson Valley, home to their family-owned estate's 600 acres of vineyards. Tiny bubbles, nice mousse with toasty fruit aromas for this blend of 52% Chardonnay & 48% Pinot Noir. Flavors of apple and nutty pear, biscuit notes, creamy, great mouthfeel. Lingering finish ending with spicy mineral notes. Smooth and crisp! — 9 years ago

Julia Indik

9.1

This is a blend of 52% Malbec 36% Cabernet Sauvignon and 12% petit Verdot. Spicy and earthy aroma and deep inky flavor with blackberries, plums and chocolate. Long rich finish with strong tannins — 9 years ago

Ray Signorello

9.4

Beautiful deep color, very spicey black cherry nose , palate is well balanced with oak, fruit and acidity. This rich wine is showing well and no sign of fading at 18 years of age . Purchased on release and cellared at 52" — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Great drinking Bordeaux! Drained very quickly, complex and so fresh almost black in color showing much younger than its 52 years. Sweet black fruits, earth, black pepper, dried herbs and mint. — 10 years ago

Susan Schoemehl

8.9

Very good, would buy again. $10/glass at Seasons 52 — 11 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Amazingly good Cremant, chardonnay, 1 year en fût, at least 52 months vieilli en bouteille, very refined indeed! Love it. — 11 years ago

Magdalena Spirydowicz

9.0

52 Palo Cortado from Sanlucar. A lot lighter than the 34 — 12 years ago

Brian DiMarco

9.2

52 years young
— 12 years ago

Saige Pacholok

9.7

Had at seasons 52. Very smooth and delicious — 13 years ago

James Stanford

9.2

Delicious Pinot with a nice light lingering jam taste that's easy to to drink and is classic Willamette Valley. Kate and I will definitely be getting more of this — 8 years ago

Narun P

8.9

52 CS 42 M 6 CF

Inky purple with brilliant tint. Youthful and compact rim.

Quite a contrast from the softer 2014, this shows a Cabernet-based character with dark cherry, blackcurrant, boysenberry, and leafy freshness on the bouquet.

The palate is certainly more interesting, a step up from the 2014. Red cherry, raspberry, red currant lifted by slightly minty freshness and baking spices while smoky hazelnut keeps it interesting.

Very commendable effort but I really wish they dialed down on Merlot in the final blend. 89+ — 9 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.0

Dare I say we went back to Seasons 52 for another round of $10/glass Caymus? Yes...we did, and it won't be the last round, I can tell you that. — 9 years ago

with Krystal

Billy Feyersen

10

Why doesn't this scale go to 11. — 9 years ago

Samvel Simonyants

8.9

19/I/2017
На старте запекшаяся кровь, копоть. Уваренная клубника, стручок ванили, шерсть, тон фужерного парфюма. Интересно. В развитии прополис, кофе. Среднетелое, во вкусе ежевика, черешня, карандашный грифель, тюльпаны, крем-брюле. Хорошая кислотность. Дать подышать. 16,5/20

52% Sangiovese, 17% Pinot Noir, 15% Nebiolo, 6% Shiraz, 2% Barbera — 10 years ago

Katy Hedberg

9.1

Seasons 52 - Denver. — 10 years ago

Matt

9.6

Oxidative but not over the top. Yellow apples, quince, brown butter, grains. Richer body and texture. 70% pinot noir 30% chardonnay. 20% barrel fermented and 52 months on lees. Delicious. — 11 years ago

Jesus Lopez

10

Went with my dad to Season 52 in Long Island, NY. This was a great wine. Smooth and rich at the same time. Love my Riojas!!! — 11 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.0

A nice southern Rhone blend. 52% Syrah, 36% Grenache, 12% — 12 years ago

Jennifer LaBarbera

9.8

52 merlot 48 CS
raisin aroma, juicy and acidic
warm, smooth finish
floral finish — 12 years ago

Chelle Gassan

9.7

Yummy blend at Seasons 52 — 13 years ago

Narun P

9.4

Tasted at Chateau.
52 CF 47 M 1 CS, 100% new oak for 15 m's.

Dark, inky crimson, opaque, compact rim.

Classic Cheval Blanc bouquet. Seductively floral - rose petal, lavender, violet. Elegant red fruit profile with fresh mintiness in abundance.

While evidently young and thus structured, this wine is extremely nuanced and soft (in a good way). Sophisticated and complex black and red fruits highlighted by fresh herbal undertone (mint, sweet basil, and thyme). Incredible finish - long and uniquely memorable.

No doubt, it will be spectacular in 10-15 years and beyond. My first young Cheval is exactly everything I was hoping for and more. 94++ — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.5

Lascombes is one of my favourite Margauxs 😍 & the earthiest Margaux I've found @ £85

🍇 52% Cab S, 45% Mer & 3% Pet V

🍷Black opaque ruby

👃Iintense smoked oak, thick lead pencil, flint, gravel, stewed dark berries, mocha, minerals & dirty earth & soggy leaves w/ stinky farmyard hint 😍

👄 Med+ silky smooth soft body of deep earthy creamy mashed dark black fruits, liquorice & mocha w/ fine dry tannins & mineral rocks

🎯 Med+ lead, mineral, gravel, mocha, dark berry slight dry earthy linger — 9 years ago

Chris England

9.2

One of the best vintages of this fab Chateau @ £52 drinking lovely now & next couple of years 👍

🍇 53% Cab S, 45% Mer & 2% Cab F

🍷 Deep ruby red

👃 Crushed wet mineral rock covered in earth & leaves w/ mocha, liquorice pushing through plump dark plum, squished blackcurrant & smokey oak

👄 Med body of silky smooth fully integrated ripe dark fruits in liquorice, mocha & earth

🎯 Med+ mocha liquorice dark fruit — 9 years ago

Jason McLaren

9.5

Phenomenal blend. Good fruit and smooth. 52% cab franc and then merlot. — 10 years ago

with Carrie and Ashley

Hayley O'Neill

9.0

So good, will buy again — 11 years ago

Bill Bymel

9.4

At Seasons 52, about to eat a Filet — 11 years ago

Charlie Abbott

Sommelier Casa Mono

9.0

Really cool. Taken from La Guita solera (miraflores vineyard) from 2010 vintage. Still super saline, but hazelnutty toffee creeps up on finish. A little lighter than other styles I like (eg Calle Ponce) because of youth. Very unique wine — 11 years ago

with Casa

Martin Redmond

9.2

Dark ruby color with intriguing aromas that are at once both pungent and sweet with intermingled bacon fat, red fruits, black pepper, olive tapenade, and a hint of bittersweet chocolate. On the palate it's very smooth, well balanced and fresh with juicy dark cherry, strawberry, warm flavors with a spicy mineral laden finish. Blend of Blend of 52% Syrah,29% Grenache,18% Mourvedre and 1% Counoise 13.7% alcohol. Great value at $20 — 12 years ago

chi aki

9.6

藤崎さんイベントで頂く 2014.4.3 篠山さんの52で — 12 years ago