2014 L'Aventure Estate Cuvée

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  4/9/2024 - Hi.its.Don.4.Wine Likes this wine: 96 Points

  An Adventure with L'Aventure
  
  That’s an apropos title to today’s post, given that L’Aventure literally means “the adventure.” Take it from me, today’s wine was all that and more!
  
  Sought out for its proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its rolling hills, L’Aventure’s 127 acres have been skillfully planted and maintained, leading to what I can only describe as a near-perfect wine.
  
  L'Aventure "Estate Cuvée" Paso Robles 2014
  
  Attesting to that is at least one other reviewer who gave it a 98-point review when released. After 10 years, it has only gotten better. Formed from 100% Estate-grown fruit under low yields, this blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Syrah, and 15% Petit Verdot undergoes 15 months of aging in 100% New French Oak, culminating in its bottling using no fining or filtering.
  
  The wine after 10 years emerges still as a weighty wine comprised of dark black and blue fruit, an earthy quality yet still allowing the flavors of the Syrah to come through. There is nice acidity and softness to the tannins that bring this wine to a satisfying, long, and smooth finish.
  
  In case you want to go looking for this wine, not likely to find any 2014s, rest assured that the current vintages (2020 or 2021) are of similar quality, as are all of the wines from L’Aventure. The same reviewer that gave 2014 a 98-point review gave the same to the 2021 vintage and a 99-point review to the 2020. For those more recent vintages, know that cellaring, while only an option, is recommended and can easily stretch 15 years or more!
  
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  2/8/2024 - silbakor wrote: 93 Points

  Spectacular

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  12/17/2023 - TexasBob Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Cloudy dark garnet with ruby edges. Really interesting nose with a hint of cane syrup (think Canes) that has an outsized presence with intense red and blue berry notes. Realty intense with a thick, viscous texture. Notes of acidic, sweet red cherry, velvety coffee, and a touch of pipe tobacco.

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  12/7/2023 - DrBad Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Short decant and drank over several hours. Still young, really needs another handful of years. Violet and cedar aromas. Deep, dark, full bodied and mouth coating. A great wine but needs more time.

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  5/7/2023 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points

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  Tasted non blind.
  
  Dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of lavender, white pepper, currants, cherries and plums. Flavors of cherries, raspberries, plums and hint of bitters. Bright to tangy acidity, firm tannin, full bodied. Drink with air or hold.

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