2017 L'Aventure The Sibling
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Vivid magenta. Mineral-accented cherry, black raspberry, incense and spicecake aromas are complemented by suggestions of mocha, licorice and candied rose. Seamless and precise on the palate, showing impressive depth to the mineral-inflected red and blue fruit, vanilla, cola and spicecake flavors. The mineral quality carries emphatically through a gently tannic, impressively persistent finish that strongly echoes the floral and spice notes.
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Made with the idea of creating a sibling of the Côte a Côte, the 2017 Sibling is 37% Grenache, 33% Mourvèdre, and 30% Syrah. This is a beautifully elegant, silky wine, with lively black raspberry and blackberry fruits, dried flowers, spice, and incense, aromas and flavors. Balanced, pure, and seamless, it’s a beautiful wine I’d be happy to drink. I certainly blew the call on some of the Bordeaux blends from l’Aventure last year, and their Estate Cuvée and Côte a Côte are much better wines than my barrel reviews suggested.
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.