L’ecole no 41 Seven Hills Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, USA

艾科勒七山莊園西拉干紅葡萄酒

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The 2007 Syrah Seven Hills Estate is more expressive aromatically and in the mouth. It was aged for 18 months in 30% new French oak. Notes of leather, tobacco, lavender, smoked meat, incense, and blueberry are followed by a dense, rich, mouth-coating wine that can be enjoyed now and over the next 8-10 years. L’Ecole No. 41, under the leadership of Marty Clubb, 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 is about to outgrow the charming label which may have contributed to its fame. Be that as it may, L’Ecole now produces about 35,000 cases with distribution in all 50 states and abroad. Despite the expansion, quality has remained consistently excellent as has pricing, no doubt the main reason why L’Ecole seems to have survived the recession without too much pain. Tel. (509) 525-0940; www.lecole.com

Pure Syrah from the best blocks of the estate vineyard, this is dusty and detailed, with dark berry fruits, light herb, earth and cocoa. Balanced and long, it finishes with ripe and precisely etched tannins, putting a frame around the picture-perfect expression of Walla Walla Syrah.——P.G.(11/1/2009)—— 92