L'Ecole 41 Seven Hills Vineyard Estate Syrah 2020
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This bold, concentrated Estate Syrah exudes balance, marrying luscious fruit and savory aromas, including blackberry preserves balanced by baking spice and black olive. The complex palate shows further flavors of violets and juicy black plum notes. The style is generous and silky, finishing with beautifully integrated tannins and a persistent finish.
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James Suckling
“Aromas of plums and brambleberries, together with cured meat, ground peppercorn and cherry chocolate. Full-bodied, firm and little tight on the palate, with a deep core of purple fruit, coated with layers of finely polished tannins. Long and persistent with a velvety finish.”
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Wine Spectator
Dynamic and well-structured, with handsome blackberry, stony mineral and espresso flavors that take on tension and detail toward medium-grained tannins.
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Decanter
This wonderful single-vineyard Syrah shines a light on Walla Walla's savoury, umami spirit. From the aromas you take smoked game, wild fennel, sage and dusty blackberries in August. The palate is balanced and shows elegance to match the wine's power. Faint hints of mocha powder, cocoa nibs and black cherries are integrated into notes of soy-based umami and meaty, smoky flavours. There is a real depth to the wine's savoury character. Will only improve over the next five years in bottle.
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Wine Enthusiast
. Restraint and finesse win the day with this pretty Syrah. Fruitforward aromas of dried strawberries and ripe black cherries unite with bits of leather and violets. Brawny tannins support copious amounts of blackberries and bacon fat.
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Vinous
Darkly floral and refined, the 2020 Syrah Estate Seven Hills Vineyard opens slowly with a dusting of exotic spice and earth tones, giving way to dried blackberries and ashen stones. This is like pure silk on the palate, seamless, without a hard edge in sight, with polished red and black fruits elevated by a pinch of sour citrus toward the close. It finishes with medium length and is only lightly structured, leaving a licorice tinge as minty herbal tones slowly taper off. The 2020 shows the soft nature of the vintage yet without sparring complexity.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2020 Syrah Seven Hills Vineyard Estate delights with notes of black raspberries, olives, nuances of red and black peppercorns, dried lavender and hung sausage. This medium-bodied Syrah boasts a balanced structure and a juicy and dusty mid-palate that promises to remain food-friendly until the end of this decade.
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Founded in 1983 in the Walla Walla Valley, L'Ecole No 41 is one of Washington State's most iconic and oldest family-owned wineries. Housed in the historic Frenchtown School depicted on our label, we have earned international acclaim for producing distinctive wines of the highest quality. We craft ultra-premium wines that reflect the unmistakable typicity of Washington State and the unique terroir of our Walla Walla Valley vineyards.
Growing and making 100% of our wines, each bottle is handcrafted with a commitment to quality in the vineyards and the winery. More than three decades of winemaking experience, ongoing investments in our Walla Walla Estate Ferguson and Seven Hills Vineyards, and long term relationships with many of the most prominent vineyards in Washington State are central to our well-known reputation for quality and consistency across our wine portfolio. These tenets will continue to sustain L'Ecole well into the future.
L'Ecole is one of the most honored wineries in Washington State. We are proud to be recognized by Wine & Spirits Magazine as a Top 100 Winery of the Year for fourteen consecutive years. 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.