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L'Aventure Estate Cuvée

7 vintages · 16 notes · L'Aventure · Central Coast · Paso Robles Willow Creek District

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Vintage Notes Most recent note Highest
2019 2 notes 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… 2015 1 note About what I expected from the Estate Cuvée, with more broad shoulders than the Cote a Cote, but with a little less focus at this point in its… 2014 1 note Possibly one of the best Estate Cuvees from L'Aventure that I've had. PnP had a good deal of dark, pure fruit and mineral flavors surrounded by a… 2013 6 notes Same notes as last week. The most accessible and hedonistic of the bunch. Drinking great now as a PnP. 2012 2 notes Previous notes apply. This performed pretty well this time around. Delivered some nice fruit with decent drive. Still not a blockbuster, but drinking… 2010 2 notes Same note as 3 days ago. Couldn't wait until after the holidays. Absolutely fantastic. Gave it even more time with air. Continued to improve. Slow O2… 2009 2 notes Similar to my notes from a year ago except that this only took about 30 minutes in the decanter to really fan out. The Syrah component was dominant…