L'Aventure, Cote a Cote, Paso Robles

Fully integrated and ready to go with a splash decant. Nice heft.

2017 vintage

Decent but feels like it’s nearing the tail end of its window. Unfortunately nowhere close to 2018 or 2019…

2017 vintage

Deep garnet in color almost inky. Nose is muted fruits, spices, licorice. On the palette beautifully structured wine. Dark red fruits (bitter but not unpleasantly so), complex, long finish, tannins well integrated but present. Tasting very well - drink or hold.

2017 vintage

Plum, cherry, cassis on nose with a liquorice hint and some sweeter spices. Some cedar, violets. I really like the floral edge here. Very nice, silky texture and a step up of depth and complexity vs the Optimus despite similar blend. Drinking nicely. 94+

2017 vintage

Coravined at the winery. Deep dark magenta color. Blueberry, blackberry, dark chocolate, sour cream donut, and bay leaf. Very dry, smooth palate. Very firm tannins on the longish finish. This improved since the last time I had it (five years ago). I highly doubt it will improve further. This was part of a library tasting at the winery. Unfortunately, I was served almost exclusively 2020 and 2017 wines. Felt a bit ripped off, to say the least.

2017 vintage

A little disappointing on day 1 (89 or so). Fruit a little muted and seemed disjointed. Came together well on day 2 (92). Drank without food and tasters commented that it would be better with dinner. I'll probably wait a couple years before trying another bottle.

2017 vintage

At a blind tasting, this GSM was identified as a Grenache, which dominates this blend. Deep garnet, clear, it had lots of fresh red fruits with savory meat notes underlying. Delicious with a well balanced body.

2017 vintage

90 minutes of air. Still tannic upon opening. Served with a Mississippi roast. As usual improved with fatty food. Nice floral nose - even at first. Classic flavor - fruity, full bodied, tasty

2017 vintage

Opened up over a 30-45 minute decant. Still a bit young. But went with the fillets wonderfully

2017 vintage

Very nice, would hold another 5 years to fully enjoy.

2017 vintage

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2017 vintage

1hr decant, enjoyed over several hours. Incredibly delicate and balanced for such high alcohol. Nice fruit up front with layers of texture and a long finish. Bright acidity. Red and black fruits. This bottle still felt young, but in a good place.

2017 vintage

The last bottle a couple years ago was drunk during a "dead" phase in the wine's life. This was a much more balanced version, but still lots of mouthfeel. Some fruit left, but now lots of rich chocolate. A pretty good showing after the disappointing experience previously.

2017 vintage

This wine blows me away! Great wine!

2017 vintage

Paso Robles, Jan 2025: Patrimony, L'Aventure, Tablas Creek, Booker, Denner, Justin (Paso Robles) : Tasted at the winery. Was part of a vertical: 2017-2021 (ex-2020). 49% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Petit Verdot. Notes of raspberry, cranberry, and dried cherry. Medium body with nice acidity. I think this wine can continue to improve with time, but already drinking well. 90 points.

2017 vintage

15.9% abv. Aging pretty nicely for a 17 year old high alcohol red! Rich and deep - not really any heat that I noticed. Heavy oak influence, but pretty well integrated at this point. Not normally in my wheelhouse, but this was pretty good.

2007 vintage

love this wine. guaranteed crowd pleaser. balanced, complex, nice acid + fruit plus great depth. cant go wrong.

2017 vintage

Rich and pronounced single vineyard blend of 49% Syrah, 30% CS and 21% PV, aged for 15 months in FR oak, 90% new. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deep ruby colour. Intense aroma of blackberries, cassis, cherries, wild flowers, leather, herbs, violets. Full body, smooth and powerful yet well polished and elegant with concentrated fruit flavours, velvety sandy tannins. The only downfall is level of abv, even though it is well disguised, but 16% is bit too high.

2017 vintage

Drank half the bottle on our own. Lovely gsm. Great dark fruit bouquet, more aromatic than most gsm. Full bodied. Long finish with rounded tannins. Licorice notes with bit of pepper.

2017 vintage

Just fantastic! Opened bottle to breath an hour before serving. Seepage under the foil had me thinking it was a goner but it had chewy fruit flavors in tremendous balance. Loved this one and favored it over the very solid Corison Helios Cab Franc (2017) that was our second bottle.

2003 vintage

Rich, delicious full bodied black cherry and blackberry fruit with black olive flavors, excellent structure, softened tannins, long finish, beautiful wine

2017 vintage

Still youthful with baby fat

2017 vintage

Thing of beauty. Beautiful blend. Nose is blue fruit. Getting blueberries with stems, forest floor, and a hint of tobacco.

2017 vintage

Slightly raisiny subtle fruit, excellent structure, disappointing

2017 vintage

PNP - buy more. Smooth - cream and berries Great without food

2017 vintage

Really good. PNP and everyone enjoyed

2017 vintage

Simply wonderful!

2017 vintage

Wine + Pizza Night Wine # 1 Decanted about 3 hours. Brooding, smoky dark fruits, mix of some red fruits in the mix, scorched flowers, meaty notes, tar and tobacco. Good acid, nice long finish.

2017 vintage

Decanted for about 30 min and this wine opened up beautifully. Explosive dark fruit flavor with a hint of herb. Still some tannins and acidity that will allow this to age, but I really liked experiencing this wine now.

2017 vintage

Very nice Rhone style blend from Paso. Heavy aromas of potpourri, cured meat. Dark berries, pepper and full bodied. I really am a sucker for this style of wine. This is good. A step below saxum, Andremily and fingers crossed for me but still very good and enjoyable. Drinking well now, could hold for another 5.

2017 vintage

I've had a number of Cab/Syrah blends and they're rather hit or miss. This is what one should taste like. Explosive nose of red and black fruits with flavors of blackberry, plum, and raspberry. No spice but beautifully integrated and smooth.

2017 vintage

Blueberry and blackberry up front. Medium notes in the core, a little herb, a little gravel. Finishes shorter than expected on some tannin and slight acid. Density and intensity throughout. This is a highly concentrated wine, thick mouthfeel.

2017 vintage

Should lay a little longer

2017 vintage

needed 2 3 hours breathing

2017 vintage

Quite phenominal at this age. Rich cherry fruit and some warm baking notes but held together with spicy syrah in the finish. Although its drinking great now, that spicy finish feels like it would like to evolve in 2-3 more years (tops)

2017 vintage

Deep, dark color, still young

2017 vintage

consistent with my prior notes....

2003 vintage

Very balanced wine. Great notes of dar berries with a hint of red. Dark chocolate and leather. Possibly still a bit young. But it opened up and the tannins and alcohol subsided a bit over a couple of hours. Great Paso wine.

2017 vintage

Good wine. Needs 3-4 hour decant.

2017 vintage

JD 98 JS 97 RP 95 V 94. Super high praise. Does it live up? Oh you betcha! 2 hr decant. Dark ruby, opaque. Incredible and layered aromas of cherries, raspberry jam, dried rose petals, cedar wood, green olives, salted meats and potpourri. Pretty full bodied, smooth, agile, soft tannins and retains a nice freshness even with high ABV and big body. 48 Grenache 32 Mourvèdre 20 Syrah.

2017 vintage

Nose: boysenberry syrup Taste: peppery, raisins, really long finish of blackberry and blueberry mix. I like it.

2003 vintage

Definitely a food wine. A lot going on here. Good balance and finish.

2017 vintage

Give at least 2 hours to open …initially rustic and pronounced tar will fade and integrate

2003 vintage

always a fan of l'aventure...rhone ranger classic...needs 30 mins to blow off funk...deep blueberries, cherries...integrated...spice...long finish. thick and rich and aging nicely.

2003 vintage

I was a little concerned at first. The wine tasted like grape juice. After 10 or 20 minutes it got to where it needed to be. Fruit was present and it had some medium tannins with a hint of acidity.

2010 vintage

Beautiful opaque purple, very concentrated Nose: explosive black fruit, boysenberry, bell pepper, wet earth, wood smoke Palette: blueberry compote, cherry cola, luxardo, pepper Sexy wine. 1-hr decant. Drink or hold.

2017 vintage

Decanted for an hour. Immense and deep, full of blackberry liquor with side notes of leather and licorice. Tannins still present but very smooth, should have a few years to go. Don't open on a night when you're in the mood for subtlety and finesse.

2003 vintage

Really in a good place.

2007 vintage

48% Grenache, 32% Mourvedre, 20% Syrah. Purple. Red berries at first, chocolate, graphite, long finish. Perhaps my favorite wine from L'Aventure

2017 vintage

Deeper color than expected for a GSM. Nose was off at first then opened up to dark fruit and leather. Full bodied on the palate - more so than a typical GSM - with concentration and finesse. Long finish. Wine is still young and vibrant.

2007 vintage

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