2022 L'Aventure Côte à Côte

The 2022 Côte a Côte is a savory beast, mixing New World fruit with Old World flair, as notes of crushed stone, underbrush, olive and dark chocolate complicate dried blueberries. This is seamlessly silky with juicy acidity and an opulent core of wild berry fruit while maintaining fantastic harmony throughout. A tinge of blood orange adds to the 2022s energetic personality as hints of tart blackberry mingle with sweet tannins, creating a lovely framework. The Côte a Côte is a perfectly balanced blend of 34% Grenache, 31% Syrah, 30% Mourvèdre, 3% Graciano and 2% Viognier.

- Eric Guido (06/2024)

The 2022 Côte A Côte checks in as a mix of close to equal parts Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre, along with splashes of Graciano and Viognier. Brought up in a combination of oak, amphora, and concrete, it shows the more upfront, ripe, perfumed style of the vintage beautifully and offers both red and black fruits, some peppery, meaty, gamey, iron-like nuances, medium to full body, ripe, polished tannins, terrific balance, and lots of upfront charm. It's another beautifully balanced, layered, already impossible to resist effort. (08/2024)