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| | Tasted by Sugarb on 4/8/2024 & rated 94 points: Perfectly harmonious. Gave it 2-3 hours of air, no decant. (364 views) |
| | Tasted by prism on 9/27/2023 & rated 92 points: Decanted for a half hour. The blend seems a little raw yet: one can easily identify the varieties, still competing and not completely in harmony, though the tannins are fairly well integrated. That said, this is delicious, but I do recommend more time sideways for a fuller and perhaps more satisfying experience. (747 views) |
| | Tasted by Oldmanzin on 7/29/2023 & rated 95 points: Dark fruit, garrigue, pencil shavings and lovely spice notes from the well integrated oak are among the highlights in this Paso Robles red blend. This wine has the ‘X’ factor that I look for in a wine. Layers of goodness in very glass. Good juice. (913 views) |
| | Tasted by Oldmanzin on 6/20/2023 & rated 95 points: Dark fruit is complimented by graphite, spring flowers, tobacco and shoe leather. Silky texture allows the palate to jump for joy. The nose is filled with relaxing aromas. This wine has all the components in the right place. Great juice. (1061 views) |
| | Tasted by silbakor on 5/14/2023 & rated 92 points: Still very big and very tannic. Great with steak. Black purple fruit and black tea. Very dry, nice acid balance. 5-10 more years I'm thinking. (1183 views) |
| | Tasted by Thebackroomvt on 11/26/2022 & rated 92 points: Drank at canal house station. Excellent, wish we had decanted and used better glassware. Very full bodies and rich. (1437 views) |
| | Tasted by bluepeter2020@outlook.com on 10/4/2021 & rated 93 points: Fantastic! (2560 views) |
| | Tasted by Coachron13 on 4/20/2021 & rated 94 points: 43 syrah, 42 cab, 15 PV. Great, burly blend. Really rich with tons of complexity. Needed air to open up, we aerated into glass and that was enough. (2889 views) |
| | Tasted by Bobbynoble on 6/7/2020 & rated 95 points: Rich, balanced, delicious! Paired well with spicy and Umame foods and chocolate.
Flavors of dried dark fruits. (3452 views) |
| | Tasted by SWHighlander on 1/29/2020 & rated 92 points: Interesting, unusual wine with mix of Syrah with Bordeaux varietals. My first taste I would have guessed a Bordeaux in a blind tasting, but then on further inspection, the front of the palate has some pepper and spice that is Syrah. It's the flavor of a northern Rhone meets a Bordeaux. Very Stephan! (3604 views) |
| | Tasted by Giggs on 11/23/2019 & rated 96 points: Absolutely outrageous. (3745 views) |
| | Tasted by DrBad on 5/30/2019 & rated 90 points: Decanted and drank over several hours. Cassis and oak aromas. Started out fruity with blackberry and licorice. Developed strong tannins as it opened up, more than I expected, too tannic for me as a stand alone drink-through-the-evening wine. Would try this next time with a meal along the lines of a bigger Cab. (3241 views) |
| | Tasted by KJD45$ on 5/12/2019 & rated 95 points: Wow..nose is loads of cassis, blackberry, spice, licorice...
Flavor pretty much mimics the nose with a delicious rich finish
That lasts and lasts...just an outstanding wine example of a well extracted wine but with a slight offset of acidity that keeps it short
of being a fruitbomb... def new world style... lush wine that lushes will love!! (2889 views) |
| | Tasted by oaxaca90049 on 4/29/2019: This is a gorgeous wine and a big favorite at our gala dinner. I decanted it all day and feel it still has more potential in a year or so. Seamless full bodied, beautiful aromas and elegant fruit. (2422 views) |
| | Tasted by vinoballo on 2/5/2019 & rated 98 points: Drinking beautifully for such a young wine! (2708 views) |
| | Tasted by Babik on 12/18/2018 & rated 94 points: CT window is off; this is perfect now after 2 hr in wide decanter. (2564 views) |
| | Tasted by cartey on 8/18/2018: Smelled great when opened. Super duper oaky, but in a nice/warm way.
Decanted for 4 hours, the wine completely fell apart. No fruit, but oak dominated.
I heard it got slightly better on day 2.
I'd drink this wine now as a PnP. I don't see a great aging future. (2900 views) |
| | Tasted by csimm on 3/10/2018 & rated 94 points: Same notes as last week. The most accessible and hedonistic of the bunch. Drinking great now as a PnP. (5106 views) |
| | Tasted by csimm on 3/3/2018 & rated 94 points: All of my previous notes apply. Drinking very well as a PnP. Drink now and over the next few years. (4857 views) |
| | Tasted by csimm on 6/25/2017 & rated 94 points: Same notes as last year. Could do with another year in the bottle, but drinking pretty darn well now. This was bested by a 2012 Lewis Syrah. Both were good (and tasted similar on the initial PnP), but the Lewis displayed some additional nuances the L'Aventure couldn't seem to muster up. A good version of this wine; 2013 for the Estate Cuvée worked out well this time around.
Not earth shattering, but satisfying. Drink now with an hour decant, or hold another year before it starts to enter into its prime drinking window. (5608 views) |
| | Tasted by kylerogers on 4/29/2017 & rated 93 points: Nose:
Blue fruit, blackberry, cassis, sweet tobacco, cedar
Palate:
Blackberries and cream, dried herbs, tobacco, and chocolate
Had to decant it overnight for it to open (4196 views) |
| | Tasted by Steiber on 12/26/2016 & rated 97 points: After a 5 hour decant I consumed this wine and was in disbelief. A dark inky purple and massive nose. The petit verdot comes through in a big way. The only way to describe the taste is it overwhelms the taste buds. The wine coats the mouth and has a 60+ second finish. It is just incredible and can't wait to see how it evolves over the next decade. Going to buy as many as I can get my hands on. (3524 views) |
| | Tasted by rgawlowski on 12/26/2016 & rated 92 points: This is already a very good wine through its aggression, yet it has more potential. Dark purple, beautiful flowery nose, balanced dark fruit, good tannins (although there lies the potential ... plus hiding some of the heat). (4336 views) |
| | Tasted by MAXIMUM SATISFACTION on 8/14/2016 & rated 94 points: Opened in bottle all day and was as ready as it could be come 5pm. Tons of bright red fruit but still nice deep black/purple fruit, cassis liquor, tobacco, and menthol. A baby now with so many years to go. (4844 views) |
| | Tasted by ckellermd on 7/31/2016 & rated 94 points: It's good. Very tannic and will age well (3405 views) |
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