2014 L'Ecole No. 41 Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  4/2/2022 - sethebarlow wrote: 89 Points

  Nothing wrong here, but nothing exceptionally right either. Fruit is beginning to give way to oxidative notes, but the structure remains persistent. Well-made but seems to be lacking point of view and originality.

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  11/9/2021 - vandal16 wrote: 91 Points

  100% Cabernet blended with juice from six different vineyard sites. Intense purple color. Savory aromas of herbs, rose petals and cocoa mesh well with the extremely dark fruit aromas. Black fruit flavors with are supported by spices and vanilla. Nice touch of menthol on the finish. The tannins are nicely balanced by just enough acidity. Nice!

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  12/15/2020 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I do like this style. Chewy cab, with nice ripe fruit, very prevalent cedar notes, and still a good grip from tannins. Drink it now, or don't. Probably hold at this level for 3 more years. After that it'll be soften more than I typically like, but that's just MY preference - yours may be different, and that's okay!

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  11/12/2020 - Stampeder Likes this wine: 88 Points

  We have discovered L’Ecole wines need to be decanted for about an hour. They open up and the flavors change. Without this, I agree it is not a $40 bottle.
  
  This is a solid cab, but not spectacular. Not overly jammy. Get solid dark fruit flavors, but there is a “tang” on the back end that doesn’t finish well.
  
  There are a lot of other wines for around $40 and less I like better.

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  7/7/2020 - sethebarlow wrote: 88 Points

  Fine in every dimension. 😶

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