2023 L'Aventure Winery Estate Optimus Proprietary Red
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| Vintage | 2023 |
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| Content (Alc) | Standard (0.75 ltr) (14.5%) |
| Drink window | 2027 - 2036 |
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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
| 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 | 2023 |
| Drinking as of | 2027 |
| Drinking till | 2036 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | Standard (0.75 ltr) |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Promotion | En Primeur |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| James Suckling rating | 95 |
| Vinous rating | 93 |
| Tasting Profiles | Donker fruit, Fris, Houtgerijpt, Kruidig, Rood fruit, Tannines |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Indruk maken, Lekker luxe |
| Sommy Pairing Beschrijving | De 2023 L'Aventure Optimus toont rijp rood en donker fruit zoals framboos, braam en pruim, opgefrist door salie en een krijtachtige minerale spanning, met exotische specerijen, een vleugje zoethout en verfijnde, poederige tannines ondersteund door subtiel Frans eiken. Dankzij die stevige structuur en frisse zuurgraad snijdt de wijn goed door het vet en de krachtige smaken van gegrild of geroosterd rundvlees, lamsgerechten, wild en stoofpotten, terwijl de kruidige en rokerige tonen fraai aansluiten bij barbecuearoma's en paddenstoelen. Extra goede combinaties ontstaan bij langzaam gegaard of gestoofd vlees met kruiden als rozemarijn en salie, gegrild op houtskool of een langzaam uit de oven geroosterd lamsbout met knoflook en citroen. |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 95
Reviewed by: Erin Brooks
Release Price: NA
Drink Date: 2025 - 2040
The 2021 Optimus is an elegant, polished blend of 55% Syrah, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Petit Verdot. It takes plenty of air to reveal maraschino cherry, blueberry, leather, aniseed, gravel dust and garrigue aromas. The full-bodied palate offers expansive, spicy fruit framed by powdery tannins and focused acidity, and it has a long, latent finish. It will benefit from 3-5 years in bottle.
Published: Dec 29, 2023
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James Suckling
L’AVENTURE PASO ROBLES WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT OPTIMUS 2021
Monday, October 16, 2023
Country: United States
Region: California
Vintage: 2021
Score: 95
Ripe blackberries, cassis and plum skins with blood orange, anisette and wet stones on offer. Full-bodied with compact, refined tannins and velvety texture. Generous and plentiful with a deep core of black fruit and a spiced, chocolatey finish. Really well made. A blend of 55% syrah, 27% cabernet sauvignon and 18% petit verdot. Drink or hold.
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Vinous
93
Drinking Window
2027 - 2036
From: In the Sweet Spot: Paso Robles 2023s and 2024s (Apr 2026)
The 2023 Optimus is bright and vibrant, with a burst of crushed raspberries, sweet sage, nuances of exotic spice and pine shavings. Silken yet spry, it races across the palate with rose-laced red berry fruit and a licorice tinge. Edgy tannins resonate, offset by a residual bump of brisk acidity as the 2023 finishes long yet remarkably fresh. This is deceptively approachable today, yet also built for the cellar.
- By Eric Guido, April 2026
I requested a mini-vertical during my visit to L'Aventure to get a fuller picture of how these wines age. Winemaker Stephan Asseo, along with his daughter and General Manager, Chloé Asseo-Fabre, shared two six-vintage verticals of the Côte à Côte and Estate Cuvée (now called the Estate Reserve). In both cases, we tasted through the 2008-2013 vintages. I’m happy to say that each vintage’s character came through in the wines, which is a priority for Asseo. In a region where ripeness can sometimes overwhelm terroir and vintage, Asseo strives for transparency, which is evident here. I also witnessed a steady decline in total alcohol levels, with the earliest vintages of Côte à Côte in the 16+% range and the Estate Cuvée around 15.9%. Even those wines showed the balance that L'Aventure has mastered. However, the wines are generally better today than they were in the past. Part of this has to do with a less aggressive oak regimen. The Estate Cuvée (Estate Reserve) is down to 85% new oak with the 2023 vintage. The new releases are gorgeous. The 2023 Chloé, which in recent vintages has been leaning toward a fresher style, is still balanced but structured, intense and built for the long haul. The For Her, a co-fermented blend of 58% Syrah, 30% Graciano and 12% Viognier, is the wine of the vintage for L'Aventure. This remains one of the absolute top estates in the region—a well-deserved reputation.
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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.
De 2023 L'Aventure Optimus toont rijp rood en donker fruit zoals framboos, braam en pruim, opgefrist door salie en een krijtachtige minerale spanning, met exotische specerijen, een vleugje zoethout en verfijnde, poederige tannines ondersteund door subtiel Frans eiken. Dankzij die stevige structuur en frisse zuurgraad snijdt de wijn goed door het vet en de krachtige smaken van gegrild of geroosterd rundvlees, lamsgerechten, wild en stoofpotten, terwijl de kruidige en rokerige tonen fraai aansluiten bij barbecuearoma's en paddenstoelen. Extra goede combinaties ontstaan bij langzaam gegaard of gestoofd vlees met kruiden als rozemarijn en salie, gegrild op houtskool of een langzaam uit de oven geroosterd lamsbout met knoflook en citroen.
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