L'AVENTURE
Estate Cuvée
2020
$186.50
About this winery
Stephan Asseo, owner and winemaker at L'Aventure Winery was educated at the L'Ecole Oenologique de Macon and began winemaking in 1982 when he established Domaine Courteillac in Bordeaux. He and his family then purchased and very successfully developed two lovely properties in the Cotes de Castillon - Chateau Fleur Cardinal and Chateau Robin. In 1996, having developed a well-deserved reputation as a maverick vigneron, he left France, searching the world for the ideal location to pursue his...
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Product notes
100% Estate grown fruit from L’Aventure Vineyard Very low yield: 1.5 to 2 tons per acre (with 2100 vines per acre) 90% new French oak and 10% 1-year old French oak with malolactic fermentation in barrel
Tasting notes
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. Drink date: 2021-2041. Score - 96. (Erin Brooks, robertparker.com, Feb. 6, 2020)