It’s Wonderful: Justin’s Central Coast Sauvignon Blanc (read review)

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Introducing Justin Sauvignon Blanc

Speaker 1
0:02

hey
,

welcome

domain
,

dave
.

Cheap

wine

finder

calm

again
.

We

got

another

wine

review

value

price

wine
,

like

we

always

do
.

Today

we've

got

a

wine

I

found

for

1299
.

It

lists

for

18
,

so

the

prices

you

might

find

where

you're

at

might

not

be

the

same
,

but

wait

for

sale
.

Speaker 1
0:22

It's

the

justin

central

coast

salbion

blanc

2023
.

Justin's

one

of

those

brands

that

are

available

everywhere
,

from

high-end

wine

shops

to

grocery

stores
.

I

mean
,

it's

just
,

it's

available
.

And

this

particular

one

got

91

points

from

wine

spectator
.

Wine

spectator

is

the

good

one
.

I

mean
,

not

that

the

enthusiast

is

bad
,

but

that's

the

one

more

people

listen

to
.

And

it's

the

central

coast

sauvignon

blanc
.

But

it's
.

It

doesn't

have

um

great

particulars
,

it's

from

all

over

the

central

coast
.

Speaker 1
1:02

They

didn't

do

anything

too

special

with

the

production
.

Um
,

you

know

so
,

but

it's

good
,

so

hold

on

one

second
,

I'm

gonna

Whole Cluster Pressing Explained

Speaker 1
1:12

take

a

sip
.

One

thing

they

did

do

with

the

production

is

whole

cluster

pressing
.

Whole

cluster

means

that

everything

gets

pressed
,

including

the

stems

and

the

sticks

and

all

that
,

and

that

happens

a

lot

with

high-end

Pinot

Noir
,

and

the

thought

behind

that

is
,

by

taking

the

whole

cluster

with

the

sticks

and

stems

and

everything
,

that

all

the

flavor

is

going

to

get

pressed

into

the

wine

that

the
.

You

know

that
,

that

it's

not

just

the

grapes
,

it's

the
,

it's

the
,

the

whole

cluster

that

makes

a

difference
,

and

this

is

a

whole

cluster
.

Sauvignon

blanc

I

don't

think

that

is

something

that

is

especially

in

the

under

20

range
,

is

something

that

is

especially

in

the

under

$20

range
,

is

something

that

happens

a

lot
.

The Wonderful Company Overview

Speaker 1
2:07

There

is

no

Justin
,

at

least

not

anymore
.

There

wasn't

until

2010
.

And

then

the

Wonderful

Company

bought

the

winery
.

The

Wonderful

Company

has

two

other

wineries
,

I

think

two

or

three

other

wineries
,

high-end

wineries
.

I

wasn't

familiar

with

them
,

but

we're

a

cheap

wine

finder
.

But

they

also
.

Their

brands

include

Palm

Wonderful

Fiji

Water
.

Halo's

Oranges

the

little

bitty

ones
.

Wonderful

Pistachios

Wonderful

Seedless

Lemons

wonderful

seedless

lemons
.

Um
,

an

online

florist

company
.

I

mean
,

it's

a

very

particular
,

diverse

kind

of

most
.

Their

brands

are

pretty

good
.

You

know

it's

like

a

floratella

or

teleflora
.

So

there

you

go
.

So

there

might

not

be

your

typical

wine

company
,

but

they

have

brands

that

you

might

be

very

familiar

with
.

Speaker 1
3:10

So

how

is

this

Sauvignon

Wine Tasting and Value Assessment

Speaker 1
3:13

Blanc
?

Because

Justin

has

been

around

for

a

long

time

and

they

seem

to

spare

no

expense

in

making

the

wine

At

$18,
.

It

is

for

not

being

anything

you

know
,

for

being

from

vineyards

throughout

the

central

coast
.

You

know

not

being

anything

in

particular
,

it

is

kind

of

high

but

it

tastes

really

good

and

actually

18
,

I

got

it

for

13
.

I'm

just

used

to

getting

trader

joe's

and

all

these
,

um
,

you

know

7.99

savionignon

Blancs
.

I'm

gonna

take

another

sip
.

Speaker 1
3:52

The

Sauvignon

Blanc

is

both

subtle

and

complex
.

You

got

to

kind

of

think

about

it

to

find

the

flavors

Really

nice

lip

acidity
,

you

know
,

not

over

the

top

but

balanced
,

really

nice

flavor
.

It's

maybe

medium

body
,

maybe

a

little

under

medium

body
.

Put

a

chill

on

this

thing
.

This

is

a

really

nice

wine
,

like

I

said
,

uh
,

wine

specter

gave

it

91

points

and

that's

no
.

You

know

that

that

indicates

in

this

price

range

a

really

good

wine
,

any

price

range
.

It

is

a

good
.

It's

a

good

sauvignon

blanc
,

it's

a

good

value

priced

wine
.

It

tastes

great
.

You

don't

need

new

zealand
,

you

don't

need

france

to

get

a

really

nice

um

sauvignon

blanc
.

Speaker 1
4:44

There

are

Central

Coast

wines
.

I

just

read

that

Central

Coast
,

that

E&J

Gallo

just

shut

down

their

Wine Industry Changes and Bargains

Speaker 1
4:53

Central

Coast

division
.

Just

a

whole

bunch

of

wineries
.

E&j

Gallo

was

the

largest

family-owned

winery

in

the

United

States

and

the

wine

industry

is

having

a

problem
.

We're

E&J

Gallo

is

shutting

down

an

entire

division

You've

got

to

look

out
.

Speaker 1
5:10

But

there

is

when

that

happens
.

There's

going

to

be

bargains

out

there
.

So

you

know
,

while

things

reorganize
,

well

good
,

you

know

they

can

reorganize

and

we'll

get

bargains

in

the

meantime
.

You

know

things

don't

go

on

forever
.

So

hopefully

it

rights

itself

and

people

start

drinking

wine

again
,

because

people

need

to

drink

more

in

this

day

and

age
.

Being

sober

with

all

the

crap

going

on

ain't

that

good
.

So
,

adios
,

keep

it

cheap
.

This

was

the

Justin

Central

Coast

Salbion

Blanc

2023
.

It

was

well

worth

drinking
.

If

you

see

it
,

give

it

a

try

Episode Closing and Next Review

Speaker 1
5:45

.

I've

got

a

Trader

Joe's

inexpensive

Chardonnay

coming

up

from

a

very

good

producer
,

but

it's

one

of

those

hidden

ones
.

So
,

adios
,

keep

it

cheap
.

This

is

Domain

Dave
,

like

us
,

we

like

your

podcast

and

I'll

be

talking

to

everybody

in

a

couple

of

days
.

So
,

adios
,

bye-bye
.

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