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2013 L'Ecole No. 41 Apogée Pepper Bridge Vineyard
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
- Walla Walla Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 23
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caroleandjay Likes this wine: 90 points
September 17, 2023 - Last of these.
A bit art, not my favorite L'ecole. Cherry, blackberry, blueberry with cocoa and baking spices.. Med+ length, Medium complexity. -
caroleandjay Likes this wine:
July 30, 2023 - 40 min dec. Clear deep garnet with medium meniscus and high viscosity
N is complex. Cherry, blackberry, black currant, licorice, burnt ends, asphalt.
P cherry, black cherry, black currant, blackberry, blueberry and even a tad of raspberry, with green herbs and bramble, ash finish.
Full bodied, med+ acid, 14+ alco, fine med+ tannins with long finish. More fruit on the palate whereas the nose is complex. -
RPerro Likes this wine: 91 points
October 8, 2022 - P&P as part of a 2013 horizontal of the single vineyard blends (Apogee, Perigee, Ferguson). My least favorite of the 3, but still a great wine. Flavors of currant, cherry and earth, a bit of oak and coffee on the finish. Drink now - 2028.
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rakasome Likes this wine: 85 points
July 10, 2022 - Had my last bottle of this 5 years ago and gave it a 94. Well not this time. Something has made the taste a lot different. Seems a little "old." Nothing fruity about it like 5 years ago. Sediment present now. I will pass the lower rating off to this single bottle. I am bummed.
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Quaffable Likes this wine: 93 points
June 18, 2022 - Having just a glass of a newly opened bottle at the Heritage tasting room. Outdoor with a breeze so hard to nose. Medium to full body, still has some significant tannins. Decent finish. Begs for a steak. Probably has a few years to peak and will probably last another 7-10 years.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/11/2017 (link)(L'Ecole No 41, Apogee Walla Walla Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
Focus on Washington: Hot Times in the Desert (Nov 2016), 11/1/2016 (link)(L’ecole No. 41 Apogee Estate Pepper Bridge Vineyard Washington) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2013
- Type Red
- Producer L'Ecole No. 41
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Apogée
- Vineyard Pepper Bridge Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Walla Walla Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 251 (45%)
- Consumed 305 (55%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 21 votes
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- ProducerL'Ecole No. 41
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationWalla Walla Valley
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- AppellationWalla Walla Valley