Community Tasting Notes 59

• BRR Likes this wine: 91 points

  December 19, 2020 - Not decanted, served in Glassvin stems. This is in its prime drinking window. Has a great balance of dark fruit and some savory/herbal elements. The juicy dark cherry fruit is strong, but the spices and herbs are a nice additional note and provide complexity and depth. Great stuff.

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• mjl wrote: 92 points

  December 12, 2020 - Marvelous wine that still has legs. Dark purple/brown. Got better with gradual air. Drank half the first night without a decant and, vacuvining after leaving the bottle open a few hours, enjoyed the second half the next night. Silky smooth and balanced with a nice depth. Not overly tannic or heavy. Very nice combination of sophistication and dark fruit forwardness. Oak not noticeable. Probably won’t be good much longer, so enjoy now. Glad I finally opened this special memory from my Walla Walla 2011 trip.

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• VinoHunter Likes this wine: 88 points

  November 27, 2020 - Nothing over the top and nothing terrible. Decent.

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• Intellectual Sasquatch Likes this wine: 90 points

  March 28, 2020 - Benefited from a 1/2 hour decant.
  
  This is an enjoyable, well balanced wine - but not memorable. There's no record of how much we paid for this, but based on the stated CT value, I would say it's a fair deal.
  
  I would think this vintage is on the decline at this point.

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• Hamersly wrote: 90 points

  June 21, 2019 - From tasting of several vintage Washington Cabs and Syrahs, no detailed notes.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer L'Ecole No. 41
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Walla Walla Valley
• UPC Codes 721354201621, 721354970015

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• In Cellars 296 (28%)
• Consumed 761 (72%)

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