L'AVENTURE Estate Cuvee - Paso Robles 2017 Bottle

Description

IN BRIEF
L'Aventure Estate Cuvée 2017 from Paso Robles is an exceptional wine that has earned high accolades. This blend of 49% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 21% Petit Verdot received 96 points from The Wine Advocate, which praised its deep purple-black colour and explosive aromas of black cherry, boysenberry preserves, and spices. The palate showcases a silky, full-bodied texture with a long, dense finish, indicating it merits additional aging. Vinous awarded it 95 points, noting its smoky and spicy aromas alongside vibrant blackberry and blueberry flavours. Decanter also rated it 95 points, highlighting its earthy fruit notes and soft tannins. James Suckling gave it 93 points, describing it as open and delicious with juicy, fresh notes, making it enjoyable now.

THE WINE ADVOCATE 96 points
Reviewed by: Erin Brooks
Drink Date: 2021 - 2041
A blend of 49% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Estate Cuvée has a very deep purple-black color and explosive nose of black cherry and boysenberry preserves, crème de cassis, cedar, violet, burnt orange peel, baker’s chocolate, thyme, grilled meats, loamy earth and Indian spices. The silky, full-bodied palate is expansive, spicy and floral laced, with a firm but incredibly pixelated frame and great freshness on the long, dense finish. This merits another 3-5 years in bottle at least.

VINOUS 95 points
Drinking Window 2025 - 2035
From: Paso Robles Can’t Stop Winning (Feb 2020)
Opaque ruby. Expansive smoke- and spice-accented aromas of ripe black and blue fruits, vanilla and incense are complemented by hints of licorice and potpourri. Bright and energetic on the palate, offering penetrating blackberry, bitter cherry, blueberry and violet pastille flavors that become sweeter and deeper with air. Polished, harmonious tannins give shape and grip to an extremely long finish driven by sexy floral and spice notes. - By Josh Raynolds on February 2020

DECANTER 95 points
Tasted by: Brianne Cohen
(at Los Angeles, California, Invalid DateTime)
Drinking Window: 2024 - 2040
This library wine opens with a nose of dark fruit notes like sultana, blackberry, and black currant—earthy umami and forest floor, accented by a touch of cinnamon sticks and other baking spices. The palate is full-bodied and round, with dark berries, warming oak, spice, herbaceousness, and soft, integrated tannins. With time and aeration, the wine becomes fresh in the glass. It is a versatile companion for rich meats such as braised beef cheeks.

JAMES SUCKLING 93 points
This is open and delicious now, showing red berries, blackberries and some chocolate. Medium-bodied with medium, round tannins. Juicy and flavorful. Shows the heat of the vintage, yet it remains fruity and fresh. 49% syrah, 30% cabernet sauvignon and 21% petit verdot. Drink now.