2003 L'Aventure Optimus

Community Tasting Notes (71) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  8/4/2023 - 1964vintage wrote: 94 Points

  It has aged very well. Vintage wine with tertiary notes as the foundation. Still has some fruit as well. If you like aged wines, give this one a try.

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  10/4/2022 - Bill B. Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I believe this was just the winery's 2nd or 3rd year of production. Still in great shape with tannins still present. Medium to full bodied with a pleasant nose of cherries and cigar box.

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  4/26/2022 - Vascular46 wrote: 92 Points

  Deep ruby color persists even though the wine is at the end of it's projected drinking Interval. Some blueberry notes on the nose with soft tannins on the mid palate. Still very enjoyable. Drunk over 2 nights and was still good on night two.

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  2/19/2017 - dino_mike Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Both fresh and complex at this age. Extremely balanced, lots of pencil lead and riverstone mineral mouthfeel but with rich berry fruit too. Long and smooth finish.

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  1/22/2017 - David J Cooper wrote: 90 Points

  Dark red and viscous. An incredibly intense nose, mostly because of the high alcohol. Coffee, herb, pepper, meat and broth. Delicious cassis , coffee and broth flavours and a spirity tannic finish.
  
  Way too much of everything, a bit tiring but very interesting.

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