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L' Aventure Côte à Côte 2018

Paso Robles

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  • 94pts, The Wine Advocate, 2021

Seriously rich blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre made by French winemaker Stephan Asseo at his iconic, solar-powered winery. Wine Advocate called it, “stunning”. Aged in new oak, it offers rich, chocolaty black fruit with notes of sweet tobacco.

Seriously rich blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre made by French winemaker Stephan Asseo at his iconic, solar-powered winery. Wine Advocate called it, “stunning”. Aged in new oak, it offers rich, chocolaty black fruit with notes of sweet tobacco.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Velvety, with chewy tannins supporting intense black fruit,freshness

Aroma

Clove, toasty spice, dark, ripe blackberry, cassis, pepper, herbal

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

L' Aventure Côte à Côte 2018

More information

  • 16.0% ABV
  • 12.0 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2034

L’Aventure, a name that reflects the French heritage and sense of discovery of this winery and its luscious, 94-pt red. It was created by Bordeaux's Stephan Asseo. A rulebreaker by nature, it was only a matter of time before he broke free of the appellation restrictions of his native France and looked further afield. After travelling to South Africa, Lebanon and Argentina his quest finally took him to Paso Robles in California. Here he found winemaking paradise and launched L’Aventure in 1996. Stephan loves to experiment, in this wine using new oak, seasoned barrels, concrete and amphorae, the latter lending a pure fruit quality to balance the spice notes. “More and more, I love amphorae,” he says. A big spicy red, ideal with lamb shanks.

"A very special wine from L'Aventure and Stephan Asseo – weighty, rich, dark, yet fresh" Clare Tooley
wine expert
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