Wine Doctrine
2013

L'Aventure The Sibling

Tasted 21 August 2016 Central Coast · Paso Robles Willow Creek District

Same as my notes from 3/4/2016. Anyone with remaining bottles should hold until late 2017 at minimum. Still very tight, with a total of four hours of air in a wide-bottomed decanter still not helping too much to open…

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4 March 2016 PnP with notes of red and purple berry fruit, kirsch, red and black cherry, plum, cured meat (like peppered salami), and limestone. A couple of hours…
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L'Aventure Côte-à-Côte Estate

Central Coast · Paso Robles Willow Creek District

This comes off as big and brash, with a mid-palate that wants to desperately go deeper but is stifled by the sense of booze and grainy grippiness. Crunchy blackberry seeds, chocolate cake batter, and…

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L'Aventure Estate Cuvée

Central Coast · Paso Robles Willow Creek District

Similar to my note on January 4, 2022 (more info than you probably need to know in that note), the Estate Cuvee shows much more complex and reachable than the bruiser boy Côte-à-Côte. Where the…

Reviewed 9 June 2022
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L'Aventure Estate Cuvée

Central Coast · Paso Robles Willow Creek District

Composed of 50% Syrah, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 15% Petit Verdot, the 2019 L'Aventure Estate Cuvée is quite a purring black panther of a wine, even without the benefit of a decant or extended air.…

Reviewed 4 January 2022
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