Winemaker Notes

Bright and clear with a pale salmon color with rose gold inflections. Aromatic with red cherry, cranberry, peach, and fresh floral notes. Medium-bodied with bountiful tart strawberry, raspberry, nectarine, and honeydew melon on entry. White hydrangea flower, fresh chamomile, and bergamot peel on the complex midpalate. The moderately long finish is bolstered by sustained fruit notes and a clean mineral component of wet stone. The 2022 Justin Rosé is enticingly balanced with equal amounts of fruit and tart acidity that harmonize with each other and are nuanced by interesting floral and herbal notes, making it a perfect complement to various dishes all year long.

About Justin Winery

OUR VINEYARDS – We planted our first vineyard back in 1981 with a mission to make world-class Bordeaux-style blends. Since then, we’ve expanded both our knowledge of viticulture in this unique region as well as our acreage.

SOIL – Rich in fossilized limestone from eons of marine deposits, JUSTIN’s soil is ideally suited to creating big, Bordeaux-style reds. The limestone “stresses” the vines, producing grapes that fully express their varietal character.

CLIMATE – Paso Robles’ distinctive microclimate offers the widest day-night temperature swings of any grape-growing region in California. The hot days allow the grapes to develop intense flavor, while the cool nights create great structure and balance.

OUR WINEMAKING PHILOSOPHY

At JUSTIN, we combine traditional Old World methods—like hand-harvesting and small-barrel aging in French oak—with New World technology. For example: the “Air Knife,” an ingenious process invented by our winemakers, boosts grape quality and efficiency.

Once the grapes are harvested, our winemakers—some of the best in the business—gather to sort, select, age, taste, blend and decide what goes into every bottle.