2004 L'Aventure Syrah Estate

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 93 points

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  4/9/2018 - DollarMenunaire wrote:

  Almost obscenely dark color like vintage Port. Yes, there's still lots of fruit here but it's stewed prunes. Early-to-mid-2000s are a grim era for New World Syrah when it was Parkerize or die. I had better experiences with l'Aventure later in the decade when things were dialed back just enough to maintain at least a little bit of freshness and secondary development. The stewed fruit from overripe grapes stomps all over the secondary savor and depth (not to mention terroir) that should be here at a more appropriate ripeness. I won't even get into the heat of alcohol. An unfortunately deep dalliance into Shiraz territory.

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  4/29/2017 - rogerr wrote: 94 Points

  Drank next to 2004 Syrah Ma Vigne au Soleil (special single block club only bottling.) This was more fruit forward and still in great shape - years more life here but I think in a good drinking window. Was more fruit forward than Ma Vigne au Soleil.

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  10/6/2010 - kenhoeve wrote: 93 Points

  This one needed to air for quite a while, alcohol on the nose and palate. After about 2-3 hrs of decanting it came around. Fairly reticent nose of berry and faint smoke. Incredibly pure palate of blackberry and raspberry that is layered with subtle amounts of earth, with a blockbuster finish of more berries and cured meats in a delightfully savory combination. I think this one still needs a couple years. 93+.

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  1/23/2010 - OneLastSyrah wrote: 94 Points

  01/23/10: no dogs with ribeyes at the lakehouse: 16.4% ABV. Inky in the glass with a little translucence at the rim. Meaty/charred meat nose. Sweet attack of red raspberry fruit and bramble. Rich full bodied and still very youthful. With a little air the fruit seemed to slide back and forth between raspberry and blackberry. Still a little chewy. Very good.

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  9/16/2008 - Amerique wrote: 93 Points

  rich, delicious blackberry fruit, very full bodied and round

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