Community Tasting Notes 15

• McMalbec Likes this wine: 89 points

  December 18, 2021 - It took a few minutes in the glass to open up, but this is a nicely maturing Merlot. It paired nicely with a baked Cornish game hen with a cherry/port glaze and wild rice.

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• snarfglk wrote: 87 points

  June 15, 2013 - Brought this to a social gathering/tasting. This was one of the last wines, so I don't know if it was an off bottle or my palate was gone.

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• Cabfrancophile Likes this wine: 92 points

  June 6, 2013 - This is maturing nicely. Bass line of dark chocolate and black cherry with cedar and soy sauce overlaid. Very open nose. Packing a lot of depth on the palate. Starts with black fruits and fresh acidity, then rounded texture, and finishing with firm tannin and dark chocolate. This should keep progressing for at least several more years. But it's in a good place now--depends on how you like 'em I guess.

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• Winiac wrote:

  June 26, 2012 - Very dark ruby color. The wine seemed to have had over oxidation in the bottle and at the first hour or so smelled oxidized, but later on opened up to some cherry and oak aromas.Very concentrated and still somewhat prominent tannins. Good balance and finish. I did not score it as I was not sure if my bottle was not really somewhat flawed.

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• BRR wrote: 91 points

  January 20, 2012 - Bought this at the winery and remember thinking that this was really striking merlot. Fairly typical WA merlot nose with slightly herb-tinged cherry and chocolate with a touch of chalkiness. Nice and lively in the mouth with bright cherry and rhubarb and other notes adding a great deal of complexity. Long, lingering finish. Yum, but drink in the next 1-2 years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type Red
• Producer L'Ecole No. 41
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation Estate
• Vineyard Seven Hills Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Walla Walla Valley
• UPC Code 4771333950077

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• In Cellars 63 (31%)
• Consumed 141 (69%)

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