2013 L'Ecole No. 41 Merlot Columbia Valley

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 87.9 points

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  1/8/2021 - Kustjagr Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Quite good, though obviously.not as good as the Estate one. Drinking it just a tad bit iver aged so the fruits are weaker but the acidicity and tannins more pronounced. Still lovely.

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  11/2/2019 - Björn Sesoselak wrote: 89 Points

  Djupröd. Viol, tobak, tallskog. Rak mörk frukt, mjukt långt slut. Redo att drickas.
  The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle.

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  4/22/2019 - jeffal66 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  True to Pacific Northwest versions of the variety, a more angular and aggressive effort that lines up squarely with Cab. Bitter/tart fruit, some char, a little veggie, herbal notes...quite tannic and lengthy. Interesting and fairly complex, if slightly disjointed. But not unlikeable to my taste. Best with several hours of decanting.

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  9/1/2018 - jroberts86 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  tart cherry and ripe plum with a luscious mouthfeel while still being dry. notes of cocoa and combined with medium grained tannins. Nice

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  2/5/2018 - stevensc3@aol.com Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Upon opening, the wine was very watery, with very little flavor. After being open for a day, there was nice cherry flavor on the midpalate, with a touch of blackberry displaying also. Not much acid or tannin. So the wine is easy drinking, but not terribly complex.
  
  A second day open introduced some oak, a little spice, and a touch of tartiness at the tip of my tongue. So this ended up being solid, respectable merlot. Just not amazing. Easy drinking for those who don’t like a lot of tannin in their wine.

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