L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Merlot - 2020
- - 93 points-
Decanter
August 2023Wildly elegant. The Walla Walla Merlot comes from two of L'Ecole's top sites, including the...
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Wildly elegant. The Walla Walla Merlot comes from two of L'Ecole's top sites, including the...
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A more fruit-forward Cabernet bottling in comparison to the Walla Walla designate, this Cabernet is...
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A blend of Syrah from four different Washington vineyards throughout the larger Columbia Valley...
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The 2020 Grenache is absolutely brilliant, and unquestionably up with the finest examples of this...
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The EABA is more Syrah-dominated and checks in as 65% Syrah, 22% Mourvèdre, 10% Grenache, and the...
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The 2022 Chardonnay is matured nine months in 300-liter French oak barrels, 24% new. It has a...
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The 2022 Pinot Noir includes 10% whole bunches, some fruit stomped by foot Berenice Sauls herself,...
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The 2023 Chardonnay is aged 44% in amphora and the rest of used barrel. It has a well-defined...
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Not yet bottled but already incredibly impressive, the 2021 G2 will be Grenache-dominated but...
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A step up over the Rocket Block and one of the finest 2020s out there, the 2020 Hexe is 51%...
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A lush, sexy, forward beauty, the 2021 Heart Stone Vineyard is based on 31% Grenache, 28% Syrah,...
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The white sibling from the celebrated James Berry vineyard. A complex nose of ripe pears, citrus...
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The flagship Grenache-based estate red from this esteemed Paso producer. The nose opens with...
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This Syrah-dominant blend gives a dark and stormy nose with blackberries, black pepper and black...
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Saxum has been working with the G2 vineyard since 2014, and this Grenache-dominant 2021 embodies...
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I have not tasted this Riserva since the 2007 vintage, so it's a great delight to sample the Azelia...
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More black and blue fruits as well as leather, iron, and smoked herb notes emerge from the 2020...
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I tasted the 2020 Nuestra Senora Del Tercer Gemelo on July 6, not long after it was bottled on...
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100 points - The late bottled 2019 Grenache Eleven Confessions Vineyard is another undeniably great...
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Scheduled to be bottled in August, the 2021 Syrah Distenta III looks to be another insanely good...
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I tasted the 2021 Syrah Distenta III as a precise blend from barrel on July 6—it's due to be...
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Because my visit was scheduled for July 6, just two weeks after bottling on June 22, I tasted the...
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99 points - A borderline perfect wine is the 2019 Syrah Eleven Confessions Vineyard, and if there...
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Ripe but also fresh aromas of olives, cassis, currant leaves, black beans and subtle spices. The...
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