Descripción

Estate Cuvée es la referencia perfecta de L'Aventure Winery para conocer el terroir de Paso Robles, una zona vinícola poco conocida de California, al norte de San Luis Obispo. Está elaborado con un coupage de varidades francesas y cuenta con una crianza de 15 meses en barrica francesa. En esta añada ha vuelto a conquistar al crítico Jeb Dunnuck quien, como sucediera con las anteriores 2018 y 2019, lo ha valorado de nuevo con la máxima puntuación.

Ficha técnica

La bodega
L'Aventure Winery
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2021
Grado
15.0% vol.
Variedad
50% Syrah, 30% Cabernet sauvignon, 20% Petit verdot
Origen
Paso Robles

Cata

Vista
Color rojo rubí.
Nariz
Notas de cassis, flores azules, pequeñas bayas negras. Aromas a cacao y especias dulces.
Boca
Envolvente y elegante, con taninos muy finos y un final largo y persistente.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 °C.
Consumo
Hasta 2045, aproximadamente, si se conserva en óptimas condiciones.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Viñedos en propiedad de muy bajos rendimientos, entre 1.500-2.000 kilogramos por acre (un acre equivale aproximadamente a 0,4 hectáreas).
Cosecha
Vendimia manual.
Vinificación
Fermentación maloláctica en barrica.
Envejecimiento
Crianza de 19 meses en barricas de roble francés nuevo (84%) y de un año (16%).
Embotellado
En junio de 2023, sin previo afinado ni filtrado.

Opinión de los críticos

Jeb Dunnuck:

Pure perfection from this talented team, the 2021 Estate Cuvee checks in as 50% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20% Petit Verdot that was raised in 80% new French oak. Absolutely incredible aromatics of crème de cassis, blueberries, violets, ground pepper, and graphite give way to a full-bodied red with a seamless, elegant mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, a deep, layered mid-palate, and that rare mix of power and elegance that's so hard to come by. It shows the pure, layered, elegant style of the vintage, and this beauty offers pleasure today yet will ideally be given 3-4 years in the cellar, and it will evolve for two decades at a minimum.

James Suckling:

Immediately seductive and perfumed on the nose with aromas of dark cherries, blackberries, cassis, violets, cedar and plenty of sweet oak spices. It's full-bodied with knit-tight tannins and a velvety texture. Spicy and vibrant with poise. Good vitality with a controlled power all along. Concentrated and full of energy with a generous, peppery and berry-loaded finish. 50% syrah, 30% cabernet sauvignon and 20% petit verdot. Try after 2026.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2021 Estate Cuvée (a 20th-anniversary edition) is composed of 50% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Petit Verdot. Its aromas are highly complex and pure! Chocolate-covered cherry and crushed blueberry scents are complemented by wafts of thyme, sage, vanilla, dark spices and savory tones, plus soaring violet perfume. The full-bodied palate is polished and effortlessly balanced, offering powdery tannins, a bright spine of acidity and a tremendously long finish laced with spice and floral perfume. This elegant, expressive blend will be long lived in the cellar.

Decanter:

The L’Aventure vineyard is one of the sources of quality fruit in Paso, and this wine is no exception. Aromas of dark, jammy fruit dominate, and the fruit on the palate is equally assertive, with healthy doses of cedar and spice. Tannins are muscular and powdery, which will aid in the ageability – a full-bodied, authoritative Paso wine with quality at the foundation.