Merlot  2021

L'ECOLE NO. 41

Merlot
2021

$54.61*

* Suggested retail price

10 case(s) available

Product code
62042
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
Speculative
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
United States
Regulated designation
Table wine
Region
Washington
Subregion
Columbia Valley
Varietal(s)
Merlot 82 %
Cabernet Sauvignon 8 %
Cabernet Franc 7 %
Malbec 3 %
Colour
Red
Producer's website

About this winery

A family-owned business, L'Ecole Nº 41 was founded by Jean and Baker Ferguson. Today, the winery is owned and operated by their daughter and son-in-law, Megan and Martin Clubb. Built in 1915, the schoolhouse is located in historic Frenchtown, a small community just west of Walla Walla, Washington. Frenchtown derived its name from the many French-Canadians who settled the valley during the early 1800s. Legend has it, these men of French descent were raising grapes and producing wine. By the...

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Tasting notes

Rich with aromatic aromas of nutmeg, clove and cinnamon, this spicy Merlot shows red cherry fruit, black plum, blackberry and dark fruit flavors encased in a peppery, chocolate, black cherry finish.

Press reviews

James Suckling

- 92 points -

February 2024 (Vintage 2021)

I like the tar and bark undertones to the blackberry fruit. Some orange peel fragrance. It’s bright and lively with a full body, ripe tannins and excellent freshness

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 Wine Enthusiast

- 92 points -

Michael Alberty, May 2024 (Vintage 2021)

If a cup of Indonesian coffee served black with a slice of blueberry pie and a chunk of dark chocolate sounds appealing, you are in the right place. The wine's slick and slippery texture accompanies sweet and savory flavors like blackberry compote with roasted rabbit. The tannins are as sturdy as a slab of granite.

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