2020 L'Aventure Optimus

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  4/22/2024 - CWilliam wrote:

  Drank over 2 nights. Great on both. Black/red color. On nose, saline, blackberry, iron, mesquite. On palate, blackberry, blueberry and black olive notes. Medium+ acidity, medium tannins, medium+ body and very long finish. 93+
  
  Would buy again.

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  4/18/2024 - Moorsie wrote:

  I won't give this a score as it could have just been a bit too early to drink, or slightly corked, but was not happy with this at all. Undrinkable the first night, same on 2nd, let it sit another 2 days and was able to consume. Seemed extremely tart and bitter at first, mellowed a bit on the 4th night. Will let this one sit for a year or two before trying again.

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  3/30/2024 - clillibr Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Soft and refined. Great blend

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  11/29/2023 - dino_mike Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Nice intensity and bright beam of red fruits dominate. Finish seemed muted. This 2020 version is not as approachable yet. Optimus is usually quite fun to drink both young and or aged but this stands out as another great Optimus,...just wait 2-3 years before you start pulling them out (at least that is what I'll do, until they open up). It has all the right parts hiding in there.

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  7/29/2023 - Central Coast Sharon Likes this wine:

  OK, you caught me. We simply enjoyed this wine with our meal and didn’t take any notes. My notes from the 2016 are here: “Inky in color. Dusty jam and leather on the nose – like a really big red wine. Dark berry jam of ripe fruit, rich and sweet (in a good way). Cedar, mint and tarragon notes on the finish.”

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