2012 Villa Creek Avenger

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  11/7/2021 - El Dorado Dave Likes this wine: 93 Points

  It’s been 13 years since I discovered Villa Creek during a journey through the Paso Robles wine country. I tasted an earlier vintage of Avenger at that time and was enthralled by the dense, chewy Rhone blend. The 2012 Avenger reminds me why I loved this wine. It was every bit as powerful and complex as I remember my first tasting at the winery. It did not appear at all faded nine years after its vintage.
  
  I savored the 2012 Avenger over two nights and I’d say it was at its most sublime on Day Two with the smoked baby back ribs. If you are fortunate to have a bottle or two of this wine in your collection, you have a treat to look forward to.

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  9/23/2021 - norsktorsk wrote: 92 Points

  big dark Syrah.

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  7/17/2021 - oaxaca90049 wrote:

  No notes but enjoyed by everyone. Drinking beautifully. A joy to drink.

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  2/13/2021 - kwillaz Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Brought this to a galentine pizza party. Was worried it was past its prime but it was very good. No brown cells were detectible and the taste was clean with no signs of being past its prime. Very rewarding and went well with the pizza, chocolate-dipped strawberries and homebaked cookies. Had good depth and great carrying power. It got better and better as the night progressed and it was allowed to breathe. Overall, surprisingly good.

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  9/2/2018 - apple2k wrote: 92 Points

  Delicious, oak had receded and after a little air terrificly balanced. Had with hanger steak.

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