This is L’Aventure’s top end wine, and it shows the care taken in selecting only the best fruit from the sorting table, the use of 100% new French oak, and a deft hand with blending the elements into a powerful, sexy wine that will age into full potential in about five years. Deep, concentrated aromas and flavors of blackberry, cassis, cinnamon, nutmeg and crushed rock are starting to show themselves through the dense structure. I’d give this some time to fully integrate the oak characteristics to really enjoy all the decadence that lies within. Contains 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Syrah and 15% Petit Verdot.
L’Aventure, Willow Creek District, Paso Robles (Central Coast, California) 2014
By Rich Cook