Descripción

Optimus nace en un terroir único situado en el oeste de Paso Robles en California. En este blend de variedades francesas en el que destaca la Syrah se refleja el espíritu de su creador, Stephan Asseo, que buscaba hacer un vino libre que se mostrase accesible y placentero.

 

 

 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
L'Aventure Winery
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2021
Grado
15.0% vol.
Variedad
55% Syrah, 27% Cabernet sauvignon, 18% Petit verdot
Origen
Paso Robles

Cata

Vista
Color rojo rubí intenso.
Nariz
Notas de frutas negras y cerezas rojas, tapenade, tabaco y caja de puros.
Boca
Estructurado y con mucho cuerpo, con taninos bien integrados y un final muy largo.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Nombre
L’Aventure Vineyard.
Cosecha
Vendimia manual.
Vinificación
Fermentación maloláctica en barrica francesa.
Envejecimiento
Crianza de 16 meses en barrica nueva francesa (50%) y usada (50%).

Opinión de los críticos

James Suckling:

Ripe blackberries, cassis and plum skins with blood orange, anisette and wet stones on offer. Full-bodied with compact, refined tannins and velvety texture. Generous and plentiful with a deep core of black fruit and a spiced, chocolatey finish. Really well made. A blend of 55% syrah, 27% cabernet sauvignon and 18% petit verdot. Drink or hold.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2021 Optimus is an elegant, polished blend of 55% Syrah, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Petit Verdot. It takes plenty of air to reveal maraschino cherry, blueberry, leather, aniseed, gravel dust and garrigue aromas. The full-bodied palate offers expansive, spicy fruit framed by powdery tannins and focused acidity, and it has a long, latent finish. It will benefit from 3-5 years in bottle.

Jeb Dunnuck:

Moving to the 2021s from bottle and starting with the 2021 Optimus (55% Syrah, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 18% Petit Verdot), it sports a deeper plum/purple hue as well as rocking notes of blackberries, peppery herbs, candied violets, and subtle meaty, savory nuances. It's medium to full-bodied and has a round, layered, silky texture and outstanding length. It’s going to shine for 5-7 years, if not longer.

Decanter:

Sleek and straight, I love the texture here, smooth and so filling in a caressing kind of way. Tannins are lovely, soft and subtle, and this has a delicate sweetness with some savoury touches and bright acidity giving tang. It's lean and straight, gorgeous streamlined elements, nothing too massy or plump, but keeps the intensity of flavour al the way and ends still with lift and bite and juice. I like this a lot, it's not trying too hard to overplease. Glossy and shiny. Floral and finessed.