L'Aventure - Optimus - Paso Robles 2019

Anthocyanes

93 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe10/4/2021

Fraicheur iodée et mentholée, pointe de poivre, jolies notes de bourgeon de cassis et touche d'épices nobles. Toucher de bouche droit, élégant, frais et délicat. Très belle gestion de l'acidité. Tanins ciselés et mentholés. Un joli vin de garde moyenne.

Jeb DUNNUCK

94 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe9/30/2021

The 2019 Optimus should be snatched up by savvy readers. Based on 57% Syrah, 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot, it just about jumps out of the glass with gorgeous cassis, floral, pepper, and graphite-like aromas and flavors. As seamless as they come, this full-bodied, elegant, pleasure-bent 2019 is going to evolve for a decade.

Stephan Asseo, who’s assisted more and more by assistant winemaker Patrick Davies, continues to keep his L’Aventure estate near the top of the pyramid in Paso Robles. This report looks at the 2019s and 2020s, and both appear to be beautiful vintages. The 2019s are some of the finest wines I’ve tasted at this estate and have a rare mix of power and vibrancy, with incredible aromatics and sensational purity and precision on the palate.

Jamessuckling.com

96 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe8/24/2021

Extremely aromatic with ripe cherry and berry aromas, as well as flowers and citrus. Medium to full body with fine, polished tannins and a long, caressing finish. This is really well done and one of the most balanced L’Aventures I have encountered. Syrah, cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot. Drinkable now, but better in two or three years.

Jeb DUNNUCK

94-96 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe9/9/2020

The 2019 Optimus showed beautifully, displaying a soft, full-bodied, impressively textured style as well as the classic cassis and darker berry fruits along with the peppery notes this cuvée always shows.