L'Aventure Winery Syrah 2002

About the winery

Stephan Asseo, owner and winemaker at L'Aventure Winery, began making wine in 1982, following his education at L'Ecole Oenologique de Macon, Burgundy, France. In that same year, Stephan established Domaine Courteillac in Bordeaux. He and his family later purchased Chateau Fleur Cardinal, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, and Chateau Robin, in the Cotes de Castillion, Bordeaux. Over the next 15 years, Stephan developed into an artisan winemaker of fastidious craftsmanship, and gained a reputation as a maverick vigneron. However, his true desire was to be more innovative than AOC law would allow. In 1996, this led him on a quest for a great terroir, where he could pursue his ideal as a winemaker. After searching for over a year among the world's great wine fields, ranging from South Africa to Lebanon, and Argentina to Napa, Stephan found Paso Robles. Stephan immediately "fell in love" with the unique terrior of west side Paso Robles. The rolling topography of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range, the deep calcareous soils, and the maritime influence of the renowned Templeton Gap all combine to produce a world class wine country, with the potential to craft some of the world's greatest blends. It is here, in Paso Robles, that Stephan began his adventure, "L'Aventure".

Professionals’ opinions

Vitis Epicuria Stéphane Asseo est un vigneron exigeant et ambitieux, qui a d'abord travailler près de 20 ans en France, avant de rechercher en 1996 le terroir "idéal" pour obtenir la maturité optimale pour le style de vins qu'il voulait faire (peut-être devrions nous dire "inventer"). Il a trouvé son bonheur à Paso Robles, en Californie, terre des "Rhone Rangers", où il a enfin pu débuter son "Aventure".

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