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2022 L'Ecole 41 - Apogee Red Pepper Bridge Vineyard (750ml)
L'Ecole No. 41
SKU 105620

2022 L'Ecole 41 - Apogee Red Pepper Bridge Vineyard (750ml)

$59.99 - $59.99
$59.99
$59.99 - $59.99
$59.99
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L’Ecole No. 41 is a family-owned winery in a historic 1915 schoolhouse in Lowden, west of Walla Walla, Washington. The name honors the building’s old School District No. 41 and the French-Canadian settlers who farmed the area. Jean and Baker Ferguson founded the winery in 1983 and made it the third in the Walla Walla Valley. Their daughter Megan and son-in-law Marty Clubb took over in 1989, and Marty remains the managing winemaker.

Apogee is a single-vineyard Bordeaux-style blend from Pepper Bridge Vineyard in the Walla Walla Valley AVA. It was the first wine made from this sustainably certified site, which sits on terraced remnants of ice age flood deposits. L’Ecole has sourced Apogee from the vineyard since 1993. The 2022 blends 60 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 26 percent Merlot, 10 percent Malbec, and 4 percent Cabernet Franc. Past vintages have aged about 22 months in small French oak barrels, roughly half of them new.

The 2022 offers aromas of blueberry, plum, molten chocolate, dried violet, and stony minerality. The palate is round and medium to full bodied, with fleshy dark fruit, bright acidity, and firm, polished tannins. It is delicious now with decanting and built to cellar for 15 years or more. Pair with grilled steak, lamb, or venison.

93 Points
"All from the famous site, the 2022 Apogee Pepper Bridge Vineyard blends 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 10% Malbec, and 4% Cabernet Franc into an elegant, medium-bodied offering of soft red fruit with a plush midpalate. Herbal hints of cedar and sage play along the edges, accentuating dusty tannins that finish with grip. This should shine best in the next 5-7 years and be able to cellar well a good 20."
—Virginie Boone-Jeb Dunnuck
Appellation: Columbia Valley
Vintage: 2022
Region: Washington
Country: USA
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: L'Ecole No. 41
L'Ecole No. 41

L’Ecole No. 41 is a family-owned winery in a historic 1915 schoolhouse in Lowden, west of Walla Walla, Washington. The name honors the building’s old School District No. 41 and the French-Canadian settlers who farmed the area. Jean and Baker Ferguson founded the winery in 1983 and made it the third in the Walla Walla Valley. Their daughter Megan and son-in-law Marty Clubb took over in 1989, and Marty remains the managing winemaker.

Apogee is a single-vineyard Bordeaux-style blend from Pepper Bridge Vineyard in the Walla Walla Valley AVA. It was the first wine made from this sustainably certified site, which sits on terraced remnants of ice age flood deposits. L’Ecole has sourced Apogee from the vineyard since 1993. The 2022 blends 60 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 26 percent Merlot, 10 percent Malbec, and 4 percent Cabernet Franc. Past vintages have aged about 22 months in small French oak barrels, roughly half of them new.

The 2022 offers aromas of blueberry, plum, molten chocolate, dried violet, and stony minerality. The palate is round and medium to full bodied, with fleshy dark fruit, bright acidity, and firm, polished tannins. It is delicious now with decanting and built to cellar for 15 years or more. Pair with grilled steak, lamb, or venison.

93 Points
"All from the famous site, the 2022 Apogee Pepper Bridge Vineyard blends 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 10% Malbec, and 4% Cabernet Franc into an elegant, medium-bodied offering of soft red fruit with a plush midpalate. Herbal hints of cedar and sage play along the edges, accentuating dusty tannins that finish with grip. This should shine best in the next 5-7 years and be able to cellar well a good 20."
—Virginie Boone-Jeb Dunnuck
Appellation: Columbia Valley
Vintage: 2022
Region: Washington
Country: USA
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: L'Ecole No. 41