L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Merlot - 2018
- - 90 points-
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June 2021Straight-forward and appealing for its well-focused currant and dusty herb accents that finish with...
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Straight-forward and appealing for its well-focused currant and dusty herb accents that finish with...
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Cooler and airier aromas of restrained green fruit, essence of lemon zest and lovely spice nuances...
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There's a bright edge to this red, harnessing the cherry, strawberry, rosehip, mineral and tobacco...
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The opulence of fruit and complexity of earth, meat, mushroom and cedar is breathtaking. It's...
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Aromas of a classic Marlborough style with ripe citrus and tropical fruits then sweet red apple,...
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Aromas of ripe yellow stone fruits, sweet grapefruit, baked custard toasty wood and spice qualities...
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Aromas of black currant and dark cherry, there's plenty of wood spices and barrel smoke moments,...
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Very enticing aromas of ripe citrus, apple, mandarin and lime-flower scents. There's a wet...
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The 2018 Clos de Vougeot shows a bit of the heat and the concentration of the year: the harvest was...
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The 2019 Pruno has some unusual aromas reminiscent of pine needles, balsamic and faintly herbal...
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Here’s a stunning wine for lovers of rich Alsace pinot gris, the very lively acidity enabling it...
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Vines planted 1860, 10 rows relocated after 150 years; basket-pressed, open-fermented, matured for...
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The colour is still a pale quartz-green, the freshness excellent; the most remarkable part of this...
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This red is intense, featuring incisive aromas of macerated cherry and plum, leather, earth and...
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The Azelia 2017 Barolo is fine and elegant, opening to a pretty ruby color that catches the ambient...
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Superbly ripe and enticing with blackcurrant, warm spice, game, thyme and spicy oak characters,...
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Richly fruited and instantly appealing, the wine shows dark berry, vanilla, smoked game, bay leaf...
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Sumptuous and gratifying, the wine shows dark fruit richness together with vanillin oak, cake...
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The 2018 vintage could be outstanding for Barolo, judging by the quality of balanced and tense...
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Fragrant, focused and loaded with finesse, this stunner has enticing scents of rose petal, camphor,...
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There is a nice, palate-cleansing salinity in this wine. It smells like rose petals and...
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A touch lighter in hue and palate-weight than previous vintages, but no less confident, the 2018 is...
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Clay-based soils in Ugarteche at the southern end of Luján de Cuyo supply the grapes for this...
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