Community Tasting Notes 12

• Curt11 Likes this wine: 88 points

  January 23, 2014 - Popped, decanted for ~30 mins, consumed over a couple of hours. I think this wine is as advertised (at least as advertised to me). It's definitely more fruit forward with less structure, but I have to say I enjoyed it more than anticipated. It isn't the blockbuster wine that much of the other l'Aventure wines are, but if you've had any of the others you can definitely still feel that house style present. There's enough acid and tannin to keep it from being overly flabby/fruited.

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• saki846 wrote:

  October 11, 2013 - Bought and Consumed on the same day.
  This wine was intriguing to me because I'm a Club Member of L'Aventure yet this was never offered through the Club nor is it mentioned on the vineyard's website.
  Additionally, this wine was 33% less than any wine offered through L'Aventure on a regular basis (Optimus)
  
  I finally caved and bought a bottle based upon every experience I've ever had with a L'Aventure wine (ALL POSITIVE!!!)
  
  In my opinion, I'd say there's a reason this wine goes under the radar of L'Aventure's advertising....and typical price point.
  
  It was NOT bad. It just wasn't complex, it wasn't nuanced, it wasn't what I had experienced from so many other L'Aventure wines.
  
  Very fruit forward, no tannins, no lingering palate.
  I paid $30, and was happy to do so for the L'Aventure label. However, I won't be buying additional bottles. And I'd say if it were from another label, it should go for ~$20ish (low).
  
  To me, it actually was reminiscent of a Granache.

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• JasonG Likes this wine: 90 points

  September 28, 2013 - A year later, coming along nicely. Open for 30 min before drinking. What starts as a bit acidic and maybe even vegetal opens into classic L'Aventure dark extraction berry syrup meets tar. Lasting mouthfeel. Acids have integrated a bit since last year. Terrific value. I'm still annoyed with the green pepper when first opened, a clear sign of overextraction, but easily solved with time out of bottle.

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• Wayne Richmon wrote: 82 points

  December 2, 2012 - Was told this was a drink now wine so thought I'd give it a go. It definitely fit the bill for an indiscriminate crowd and was enjoyed by all.

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• JasonG wrote: 90 points

  October 14, 2012 - Still so very young. Honestly, I wouldn't touch this for another five years. Smells like classic Cote-Rotie, brimming with chalk, limestone, traces of grapeseed, and clean, slightly old world berry core. Very French in style. The acids are bright on the nose and initial, leaving it hard to appreciate the fruit in full. Let this settle down, and the lush, balanced mouthfeel should come together.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer L'Aventure
• Varietal Red Blend
• Designation Stephan Ridge
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Paso Robles

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• Pending Delivery 2 (1%)
• In Cellars 34 (19%)
• Consumed 145 (80%)

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