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2018 L'Aventure Estate Cuvee

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Minimum Bid Per Bottle is $90
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ITEM 9804484 - Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Purchased at retail

Bidder Quantity Amount Total
2 $90
Item Sold Amount Date
I9784733 4 $90 Nov 10, 2024
I9587784 1 $91 Jul 28, 2024
I9543641 2 $95 Jul 7, 2024
I9497943 1 $121 Jun 9, 2024
I9497943 1 $111 Jun 9, 2024
2018 L'Aventure Estate Cuvee

RATINGS

100Jeb Dunnuck

...huge nose of crème de cassis, white flowers, crushed stone, graphite, and crushed flowers. This carries to a full-bodied, gorgeously textured red with incredible balance, no hard edges, a thrilling mid-palate, and a great, great finish.

97Vinous / IWC

Powerful, mineral- and smoke-accented blueberry, cherry liqueur, incense and pipe tobacco aromas show outstanding definition... Offers deeply concentrated black/blue fruit, cherry-vanilla, espresso and bitter chocolate flavors; a spicy flourish emerges as the wine stretches out. Finishes smooth, energetic and extremely long...slowly building tannins and lingering suggestions of candied flowers and smoky minerals.

96James Suckling

Blackberry and black-walnut aromas with dried meat and spice...full-bodied...with a smoky and spicy undertone. Linear and firm tannins give it length and focus.

95The Wine Advocate

...touches of cast-iron pan, tar, turned earth, cassis and blueberry pie with floral top notes. The palate is full-bodied with lush, mineral-tinged fruits in a firm frame, lifted by surprising freshness and finishing long and perfumed.

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16Jancis Robinson

Tarry black fruit and chocolate on the nose. Concentrated palate... Chalky tannins are well refined given the muscular three varieties blended here. All about power.

PRODUCER

L'Aventure

L’Aventure is a 127-acre estate in Paso Robles. It was established in 1996 by Stephan Asseo, a native of France who studied oenology in Burgundy and later started estates in Bordeaux. He started his winery on the central California Coast in order to be more innovative with blends than the strict French AOC regulations allowed. L’Aventure’s first commercial vintages were in the late 1990s. Flagship wines include Optimus and Estate Cuvee, both of which are Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah blends. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “Asseo continues to go from strength to strength, producing a fabulous portfolio of wines that makes L’Aventure one of the bright, shining reference points for the region. This is one of the California Central Coast superstars…”

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

Paso Robles AVA is midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, and it is considered one of the West Coast’s most exciting winemaking regions. With its hot, sometimes searingly dry and sunny weather, it is especially good country for growing warm climate grapes such as Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre. Because many Paso Robles wineries have been successful with blending these grapes into Rhone Valley-style wines, it is known as the Rhone zone of California. The AVA was created in 1983 and there are 32,000 vineyard acres. In late 2014 the AVA was divided into 11 smaller sub-appellations, so starting with 2015 vintages labeling will become more specific on Paso Robles wines, which will now also list sub-appellations. Located in San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles, the town and its surrounding area, was traditionally a farming and ranching region. But from a few dozen wineries in the early 1990s to more than 200 today, the area is quickly becoming known for wine and risk-taking winemakers.