2013 L'Aventure Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
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Glass-staining purple. Deeply pitched aromas of ripe dark berries, incense, pipe tobacco and vanilla are lifted by a smoky Indian spice nuance. Sappy, velvety and open-knit, with palate-staining black and blue fruit, floral pastille and mocha flavors given spine by zesty acidity. Closes smooth and extremely long, with slow-building, harmonious tannins and intense echoes of dark fruit liqueur and woodsmoke.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Josh Raynolds
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Another blockbuster is the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate. Incorporating 4% Petit Verdot, it offers telltale notes of currants, tobacco leaf, graphite and spring flower in its classic Cabernet style. Full-bodied and decidedly energetic and lively, with good acidity, it's another 2013 from Stephan that possesses a wallop of tannin in its structured, yet balanced and age-worth profile. It should be at its best from 2018-2028+.
The 2013 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a deep, implosive wine built on serious depth and concentration. Grilled herbs, tobacco and cedar are some of the many notes that burst from the glass in this full-bodied, exotic Cabernet Sauvignon. Today, the new barrels are a bit noticeable, but that should be less of an issue once the wine has completed its aging.
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.