L'Ecole No 41 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

With its classic Cabernet profile, this expressive wine shows layers of dark fruits, cocoa, graphite, thyme, and espresso accented by a subtle hint of lavender. The palate showcases blackberry, cassis, and herb flavors leading to a flavorful finish supported by fine tannins.

VINEYARDS

Candy Mountain, Alder Ridge, McKinley Springs, Rosebud, Coyote Canyon,  Eritage, Stone Tree, Pepper Bridge, Estate Seven Hills, Summit View

• A hot season yielded to cooler ripening weather during the fall resulting in unusually low yields, intense concentration, high acidity, and outstanding quality in what will likely become a memorable vintage.
• Bud break was average with a 10-day stretch of cold nights putting growers on frost watch.
• Warm spring conditions led to an early bloom, followed by a heat dome with record high temps in late June contributing to lower yields at the end of the season. Summer heat resulted in one of the hottest vintages on record, similar to 2015.
• Harvest started in late August with ideal fall weather leading to a balanced fruit ripening.
• Small berries, low yields, and cool harvest weather produced an outstanding quality vintage.
   

• Harvest Dates SEPTEMBER 13 - OCTOBER 8, 2021

• Over 40 years of meticulous vineyard management and winemaking experience are fundamental to the quality of our wines and reputation for excellence.
• Each lot was harvested at ideal ripeness and gently crushed into 1.5 and 5-ton steel fermenters.
• Gentle handling of the fruit through hand punch downs and gravity-assisted movements was utilized throughout the entire winemaking process.
• The wine was cleanly racked to a carefully selected blend of French, American, and Hungarian oak barrels, 20% new, and barrel-aged for 22 months.

L’Ecole N° 41 is a third-generation family-owned, artisan winery located in the historic Frenchtown School depicted on our label.  Founded in 1983, we were the third winery established in the Walla Walla Valley.  We have become one of the most prominent and visible Walla Walla Valley wineries with national and international distribution.

L’Ecole is one of the most honored wineries in Washington State and has garnered national and international accolades over the years for producing superior-quality wines.  We are proud to be recognized by Wine & Spirits Magazine as a Top 100 Winery of the Year seventeen times.  In 2014, Decanter awarded our 2011 Estate Ferguson the International Trophy for Best Bordeaux Blend in the World!  In 2016, the 2013 Ferguson won the International Trophy for Best New World Bordeaux Blend from the Six Nations Wine Challenge.