Owner/winemaker Stephan Asseo’s goal is to make wines for pleasure. He scores here with what’s I’ll call a seductive pleasure bomb — one that floods the senses with bold blueberry pie, mint, fall spice, cola and faint notes of tar and leaf. A plush texture carries it all on the palate, and the finish lasts and lasts, emphasizing ripe blueberry and strawberry flavors. Elegantly powerful. Contains 50% Grenache, 28% Mourvedre and 22% Syrah.
L’Aventure, Willow Creek District, Paso Robles (cen) 2014
By Rich Cook