Winery - L'Aventure
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A dramatic wine. Huge, almost overwhelming in the volume of cassis, cocoa, grilled meat and sweet oak flavors, yet elegantly dry and crisp. It has the most wonderful texture, mouthfilling and voluminous, yet somehow light as velvet. Finishes with a scour of tannins, but it’s probably not an ager. Drink now through 2007.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Not for the faint of heart, with 16.5% alcohol, but that’s the price of fermenting this wine to dryness. Robust, with strong cherry and blackberry flavors, decent acidity and dusty tannins. A great slab of meat will deal with it.
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L'Aventure Syrah - 2002
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Quite delicious, and despite the full-bodiedness, it’s balanced and elegant. Offers a generous mouthful of black cherries, blackberries, chocolate and sweetmeats, wrapped in rich, thick, sweet tannins. Might be a little tricky to pair with foods due to high alcohol. Try something enormously rich. Grenache-Syrah blend.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Nice rosé. Dry, crisp and balanced, it’s mainly Syrah, which brings lush cherry and violet flavors. Cabernet Sauvignon adds deeper blackberry flavors, with a touch of cassis. It’s pretty full-bodied for rosé, but maintains delicacy and silky lightness, and is totally dry.
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L'Aventure Rosé - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Boasts a fabulous texture marked by really fine, slippery tannins that coat the mouth like velvet. The plum, blackberry, anise, spice and smoke flavors are beautifully integrated with fine oak. Notable for the balance of all its parts, a textured, nuanced wine that sets the bar higher for West Side Syrah. A Syrah-Cabernet Sauvignon blend.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A blend of Syrah, Cab and Petit Verdot, the wine flirts with cooked or stewed fruit flavors, and must have presented the winemaker with all kinds of challenges. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This complex Syrah and (with a little Zin) showcases both varieties at their western Paso Robles best. The Syrah is rich in dark berry-cherry and mocha flavors, while the Cabernet adds cassis and a nice tannic structure. I’m not sure what the 4 % of Zin brings, maybe a wild, peppery note. The final impression is of real class and distinction. Drink now and for the next few years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A blend of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Petit Verdot. Massive berry and fruit flavors, accented with natural spices and 100% new French oak, and wrapped in fancy, smooth tannins. The wine feels important on the palate, and flatters it from entry through the long, delicious finish. It’s great to see Paso Robles step up to the plate and produce such world-class wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The opening aroma is muted in fruit, dominated by white pepper and a landslide of new oak. You have to slosh it around the mouth to experience the depth and range of fruit, which is big and extraordinarily rich. Tannins are dry and complex. This is a wine obviously meant for the cellar, and it should glide through the next five years and turn into a very interesting drink.
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L'Aventure Syrah - 2000
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shows the soft, lush creaminess that mark L’Aventure’s reds. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Mourvèdre, it’s almost sweet in blackberry, cherry, chocolate, smoky oak and spicy flavors. Refined tannins help provide grounding.
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