L’ecole no 41 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, USA

艾科勒赤霞珠干紅葡萄酒

點擊次數：6584

The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley is more fragrant than its Columbia Valley cousin. Richer, smoother, and suppler, it has excellent breadth on the palate, superb depth, and a lengthy finish. It is a friendly, hedonistic expression of Cabernet Sauvignon. L’Ecole No. 41 is one of Walla Walla’s pioneers, the third modern day winery in the Valley. Over the years the winery has prospered, outgrown the namesake schoolhouse, and now produces about 35,000 cases with distribution in all 50 states and abroad. Despite the expansion, quality has remained consistently excellent. L’Ecole’s original fame was the result of its success with Semillon. Today the winery produces three.Tel. (509) 525-0940; www.lecole.com

A fair amount of this is old vine (1972) Cabernet from Bacchus and Dionysus; it’s 100% pure varietal. Dark and richly fragrant, it delivers a well-structured mix of cassis, plum, smoky herb and roasted coffee flavors, showing the herbal side of Washington Cabernet to good effect.——P.G.(5/1/2008)—— 89