2010 L'Ecole No. 41 Apogée Pepper Bridge Vineyard
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By Stephen Tanzer
(l'Ecole No. 41 Apogee Red Wine Pepper Bridge Vineyard Walla Walla Valley) Login and sign up and see review text.
November/December 2013, IWC Issue #171, (See more on Vinous...)
Washington Wine Report
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By Sean Sullivan
(L'Ecole No. 41 Apogee Red Wine Pepper Bridge Vineyard Walla Walla Valley) A moderately aromatic wine with complex notes of bittersweet chocolate, herbs, cherry, vanilla, cranberry, plum, and wood spice. The palate is elegant in its styling with minimal alcoholic fat, chewy tannins, and a tart finish. All about elegance, it’s one for the cellar with a long life ahead of it. Give at least two years but it will cellar well for a decade or more. 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 7% Malbec, and 4% Cabernet Franc. Pepper Bridge Vineyard. Aged 22 months in French oak (50% new). 14.5% alcohol. 1,315 cases produced. Sample provided by winery.
10/28/2013, (See more on Washington Wine Report...) **** 1/2 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2010
- TypeRed
- ProducerL'Ecole No. 41
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- DesignationApogée
- VineyardPepper Bridge Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationWalla Walla Valley
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- UPC/EAN Code721354950024
3/18/2020 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is a spicy one!
Blackberry, graphite, bramble, dried fruit. Smooth dusty tannins. Raisan and prune on finish.
This opened up nicely with a couple hour decant, peobanly needed an hour.
For some reason I was in the mood for more fruit tonight.
Me - 90, Wife - 92
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2/11/2020 - rakasome Likes this wine: 93 Points
My last of the '10s. It never gets old sharing this lovely wine with my palate. As close to the earth as you can get.
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3/1/2018 - cos65 Likes this wine:
Sweet cherry fruit and dense oaky tannins upon opening belie its 8 year age. Just a hint of garnet at the rim. This needs a bit more time and much better with an hour or two in the decanter. Lacks a bit of balance, but hopefully will pull together better with a bit more time
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6/19/2017 - WineGuyL Likes this wine: 89 Points
Soft tannins, dark fruit. Still showing well.
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1/3/2017 - WineGoblin wrote: 84 Points
Not bad, but pretty straightforward WA fruity and oaky red. Expected notes for the winery (of which I am a solid fan) and blend, but in my opinion not worth the cost. Can get same quality for $15 - $20 less.
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