2018 L'Aventure Cuvee Chloe
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Vivid purple. A deeply perfumed bouquet evokes ripe dark berries, cherry liqueur and potpourri, while olive, potpourri and exotic spice nuances build in the glass. Intense, alluringly sweet black raspberry, blueberry, cherry-vanilla, spice-cake and violet pastille flavors show sharp delineation and a spine of juicy acidity. Finishes extremely long and precise, displaying a smoky mineral quality and youthfully gripping tannins that build steadily. The grapes here were co-fermented.
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The 2018 Cuvée Chloe is a blend of co-fermented Syrah (72%), Grenache (21%) and Viognier (7%), aged in 60% new French oak, 20% one-year-old French oak and 20% amphora. Vibrant ruby-purple, it has a gorgeous perfume of pure violet, tar, cassis and crushed blue fruits with notes of bitter chocolate and mint. The palate is full-bodied, firmly framed and packed with perfumed fruits, and it finishes with great freshness to carry the lingering floral notes. Give it another 3-5 years in bottle. 300 cases were made.
A co-fermented blend of 72% Syrah, 21% old vine Grenache, and a solid chunk of Viognier, the 2018 Chloe reveals a dense purple color as well as a flawless bouquet of blackberries, blueberries, crushed stone, spring flowers, and licorice. Full-bodied, deep, rich, and structured, it's a blockbuster beauty that offers incredible elegance paired with power. As with most of these 2018s from l'Aventure, the cellar is going to be your friend.
The 2018 Cuvée Chloe is a blend of co-fermented Syrah (72%), Grenache (21%) and Viognier (7%), aged in 60% new French oak, 20% one-year-old French oak and 20% amphora. Vibrant ruby-purple, it has a gorgeous perfume of pure violet, tar, cassis and crushed blue fruits with notes of bitter chocolate and mint. The palate is full-bodied, firmly framed and packed with perfumed fruits, and it finishes with great freshness to carry the lingering floral notes. Give it another 3–5 years in bottle. 300 cases were made.
About the producer
L’Aventure is one of the leading wine estates in Paso Robles, California. It was founded by Stephan Asseo and his wife Beatrice who left their native France in 1997 in search of a place to make wine without the restrictions of France’s appellation system.
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Syrah / Shiraz, Grenache/ Garnacha , Viognier, Graciano
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Dry