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 la anterior 2018, lo ha valorado de nuevo con la máxima puntuación.

Ficha técnica

La bodega
L'Aventure Winery
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2019
Grado
15.5% vol.
Variedad
50% Syrah, 35% Cabernet sauvignon, 15% Petit verdot
Origen
Paso Robles

Cata

Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 °C.
Consumo
Hasta 2040, 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).
Vinificación
Fermentación maloláctica en barrica.
Envejecimiento
Crianza de 15 meses en barricas de roble francés nuevo (81%) y de un año (19%).
Embotellado
En marzo de 2021, sin previo afinado ni filtrado.

Opinión de los críticos

Jeb Dunnuck:

Pure perfection from Paso Robles, the 2019 Estate Cuvee checks in as 50% Syrah, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot that was raised in 81% new French oak. Incredible cassis and black berry fruits as well as violets, chocolate, graphite, and who knows what else emerges from the glass, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a concentrated yet weightless mouthfeel, building tannins, and a great finish. It’s more seamless and approachable than the more backward, structured 2018 and will have two decades of prime drinking.

James Suckling:

This is a superb red with blackberry, blueberry, crushed-stone and currant character. Full-bodied, yet nervy. Hints of burnt orange and walnuts. Energy here. Framed and precise. 45% syrah, 40% cabernet sauvignon and 15% petit verdot. Give it three or four years, but already great.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2019 Estate Cuvée, a blend of 50% Syrah, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petit Verdot, has a deep ruby-purple color and fragrant aromas of cassis, licorice, dried roses, leather and youthful new oak spice. The full-bodied palate is silky and uplifted, with fine, savory accents and a very long, mineral-driven finish. It deserves another 3-5 years in bottle and will be long lived in the cellar.

Decanter:

A chocolate-dusted nose with liquorice and cool blue fruit aromas. This has density with ripe and chewy fruit on the palate, similar to the other wines in the L'Aventure range, they major on cool blue fruits, berries and plums. The texture is smooth but this has layers of fruit, spice, caramel, sweetness and savouriness with a long finish. The alcohol is high with a hint of spice on the finish bringing it slightly into focus. A blend of 50% Syrah, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petit Verdot from 100% estate grown fruit. Wines are aged for 15 months, 81% in new French oak and 19% one-year-old French oak with malolactic fermentation in barrel. No fining or no filtering.