Blend

79% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon

Geographical Attributes

Walla Walla Valley: Responsible for some of Washington’s most highly acclaimed wines, the Walla Walla Valley has experienced a surge in popularity in recent years and is home to both historic wineries and younger, up-and-coming producers.

Vintner Notes

This serious and structured Merlot reveals intriguing aromatics of dark fruit, tobacco leaf, cedar, violet, and rose. Its rich texture is elevated by flavors of black cherry, peppercorn, grounded by Ferguson’s graphite minerality carrying into a flavorful persistent finish.

Ratings

Wine Enthusiast: 91 Ferguson fruit makes up half of this wine, with the other coming from Seven Hills. The aromas offer notes of black tea, dark raspberry, wet basalt, cedar and barrel spice. The palate brings plentiful fruit flavors, generous barrel accents and ample tannin and lively acidity structure. There's a whole lot to like. It will have a long life ahead of it.

James Suckling: 94 This is really delicious and hard not to drink now. It shows chocolate, hazelnut and blackberry character. It’s medium-to full-bodied. I like the round, silky tannins and the fresh, focused finish. Rust undertone at the finish.

l’ecole no. 41 columbia valley merlot - 2017