The Adventure - Side by Side - Paso Robles 2016

Vinous

94 / 100

byJosh Raynolds the9/26/2018

Deep bright-rimmed ruby. Intensely perfumed red and blue fruit, floral pastille, cola and allspice aromas are sharpened by a powerful mineral note. Juicy and densely packed on the palate, offering sappy black currant and cherry-vanilla flavors that take on a spicy nuance with aeration. Finishes sweet, smooth and impressively long, displaying lingering spiciness and smooth, well-knit tannins. Drink 2025 – 2035.

Wine Advocate

94 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe5/15/2018

The 2016 Cote a Cote from L'Aventure others up aromas of black cherries, clove, anise and dark chocolate. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, rich and expansive, with a broad attack, a sweet, rounded mid-palate and a firm, chewy finish that shows a bit of stem tannin. There's a nice juiciness and purity to this largescaled, powerful effort that's a blend of 55% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre and 20% Syrah.

Wine Advocate

95-97 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe9/29/2017

Jeb DUNNUCK

93-95 / 100

I was able to taste the 2016 Cote A Cote from multiple barrels and it checks in as 55% Grenache, 25% Mourvèdre and 20% Syrah that's still resting in French oak. Chalky minerality, violets, plums and hints of blueberries all emerge from this full-bodied, ripe, sexy red that shines for its polished tannin and terrific purity. It should drink nicely right out of the gate and keep for a decade.