2021 L'Aventure Winery Estate Optimus Proprietary Red
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| Type of Wine | Red |
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| Vintage | 2021 |
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| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (15%) |
| Drink window | 2025 - 2040 |
Description
History of the L'Aventure winery
The 2021 L’Aventure Optimus is the result of the visionary approach of French winemaker Stephan Asseo in Paso Robles, California. After 17 years of experience in Bordeaux winemaking, Asseo chose Paso Robles for his next adventure, driven by the freedom to venture beyond traditional appellation boundaries. This decision led to the creation of L’Aventure Optimus, an expressive blend that embodies the unique terroir of Paso Robles.
About the L'aventure Optimus 2021
Paso Robles: The 'Rhone' of California
As a pioneer in winemaking, Stephan Asseo emphasizes the importance of creativity and innovation in Paso Robles. L'Aventure benefits from a unique terroir, consisting of gravelly and calcareous soils on rolling hills, which contributes to the expressiveness and complexity of the wine. The 16-month aging in a mix of new and one-year-old French oak enhances the structure and adds subtle vanilla notes without overwhelming the purity of the fruit.
Despite the challenges of high alcohol levels, Paso Robles producers like L’Aventure are able to create wines that are both fresh and balanced. Stephan Asseo’s emphasis on the ripeness of polyphenols, rather than just sugar levels, reflects his dedication to quality and his pursuit of a wine that captures the essence of Paso Robles. His L’Aventure’s Paso Robles Willow Creek District Cote a Cote 2020, a blend
Stephan Asseo's dedication to L'aventure
Stephan Asseo’s dedication to quality has earned L’Aventure worldwide recognition, with very high ratings and even a few perfect scores over the past decade. Despite its accessible price point compared to the cult wines of Napa, the 2021 Optimus remains a rare find, with production representing only 10% of the harvest, distributed exclusively by just three négociants in Bordeaux. With a aging potential of more than 10 years, the 2021 L’Aventure Optimus promises to evolve and mature, increasing in complexity and depth over time. An expression of Asseo’s mastery and the unique terroir of Paso Robles, this wine guarantees a memorable tasting experience
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Region | Californie |
| Appellation | Paso Robles |
| Winery | L'Aventure Winery |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Syrah-Shiraz |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2040 |
| Alcohol % | 15 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| James Suckling rating | 95 |
| Vinous rating | 94 |
| Tasting Profiles | Earthy, Complex, Dark fruit, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Spicy, Tannines, Full |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe |
Wijnhuis
Stephan Asseo, owner and winemaker at L'Aventure Winery, started making wine in 1982, after his education at L'Ecole Oenologique de Macon, Bourgogne, France. In the same year, Stephan founded Domaine de Courteillac in Bordeaux. He and his family later bought Chateau Fleur Cardinal and Chateau Robin in the Cotes de Castillion, Bordeaux. Over the next 15 years, Stephan developed into an artisan winemaker with exacting craftsmanship and gained a reputation as a "maverick winemaker". However, his true desire was to be more innovative than AOC law would allow. This led him, his wife Beatrice and his three children, including his daughter Chloé, on a 1996 search for a great terroir, where he could pursue his ideal as a winemaker. After searching for over a year among the world's greatest wine fields, ranging from South Africa to Lebanon, from Argentina to Napa, they found Paso Robles. Stephan and Beatrice instantly "fell in love" with the unique terroir of west side Paso Robles. The rolling topography of the Santa Lucia Mountains, the deep calcareous soils and the maritime influences of the famous Templeton Gap combine to create a world-class wine country, with the potential to make some of the world's finest blends. Here, in Paso Robles, Stephan and his family started their adventure "L'Aventure" in 1998.
The spirit of L'Aventure is most apparent in Stephan's "Paso Blends", such as Optimus and Estate Cuvée. Both wines are blends of Syrah / Cabernet Sauvignon / Petit Verdot. In these wines, as well as in our Rhône blend Côte à Côte, the blending of premium grape varieties increases the authenticity, complexity and balance of the wines. In this adventurous spirit we find the future of Paso Robles wines...great, well-balanced red blends.
