2016 Estate Cuvee, L’Aventure Central Coast, California (6 x Bottle)
Vivid purple. A highly complex bouquet evokes ripe dark fruit, exotic spices and flowers, along with suggestions of incense, vanilla, pipe tobacco and candied licorice. Stains the palate with deep-pitched dark berry liqueur, spicecake and rose pastille flavors sharpened by a late jolt of juicy acidity. Impressively concentrated but lively too, showing superb delineation on the floral-accented finish, which is framed by dusty tannins that are quickly absorbed by the wine's dense fruit.
2016 Estate Cuvee, L’Aventure Central Coast, California (6 x Bottle)
Vivid purple. A highly complex bouquet evokes ripe dark fruit, exotic spices and flowers, along with suggestions of incense, vanilla, pipe tobacco and candied licorice. Stains the palate with deep-pitched dark berry liqueur, spicecake and rose pastille flavors sharpened by a late jolt of juicy acidity. Impressively concentrated but lively too, showing superb delineation on the floral-accented finish, which is framed by dusty tannins that are quickly absorbed by the wine's dense fruit.
| Producer | L'Aventure |
|---|---|
| Region | California |
| Country | USA |
| Grape Variety | Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Colour | Red |
| ABV | 13.00% |
| Style | Full , Dry , Powerful |
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Inside Bordeaux
Plump, sleek and rich blackberry and black cherry fruits, layered with cocoa bean and a dusting of cocoa powder. This has texture, and length, and is fully integrated at six years old, but will continue to age for another decade from here. Dried tobacco and spice show not only the heat of the summer (harvest was around two weeks earlier than average in 2016), but also helps balance out the palate from getting too sweet. A kick of pencil lead comes in on the finish. Michel Rolland consultant. 100% new French oak, from 12 different coopers.
95 Points / Drinking 2022 - 2040
By Jane Anson / September 2022