2020 L'Aventure Côte à Côte

L'Aventure's Côte à Côte is a standout GSM blend from Paso Robles, offering easy drinkability with exceptional depth, crafted by renowned winemaker Stephen Asseo.

Producer

L'Aventure

Region

Paso Robles, CA

Country

USA

Varietal

Grenache / Garnacha

Varietal Composition

45% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 25% Mourvèdre

Specifications

2020

Vintage

2035

Drink By

ABV

Vinification

100% estate grown grapes aged for 14 months - 69% in partially new French oak, 17% in concrete, and 15% in amphora. There was no fining or filtering of this wine

Occasional wine note

L'Aventure's Côte à Côte is a standout GSM blend from Paso Robles, offering easy drinkability with exceptional depth, crafted by renowned winemaker Stephen Asseo.

What experts say about this wine

100

Wine Advocate

The 2020 Côte a Côte is a beautiful blend of 45% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 25% Mourvèdre and one of the most successful wines I tasted from the challenging 2020 vintage. Deep ruby-purple, it offers pure aromas of blackcurrant, boysenberry, tar and pipe tobacco, continually unfolding with each return to the glass. The full-bodied palate offers wave after wave of perfumed fruit and tremendous spicy accents. It's powerful yet harmoniously structured with powdery tannins and seamless acidity, and it offers a very long, detailed finish.

100

James Suckling

I love the depth and the mineral quality of this. Dark cherries, black licorice, iodine, graphite, oyster shells and hot stones. Quite vertical yet broad, with super fine but present tannins. Long, seductive yet quite focused, too. A stunner from L’Aventure.

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