TN: 2006 L'Ecole No. 41 Sémillon (USA, Washington, Columbia Valley)

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  • 2006 L’Ecole No. 41 Sémillon - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley (2/9/2010)
    Ok, this one delivers for the price…like others have said, reminds me of a Chardonnay, but with less oak. The nose is complicated, but i’m getting pineapple, some nutty/vanilla combo. Must say swear i had an initial hit of cotton candy. The mouth feel is bordering creamy, soft textures with similar notes as the nose, more vanilla/nutty components - but not the classic “oaky” kind if you know what i mean - this was more classic vanilla/almond. There is a decent amount of acid/tartness combined in here, and i guess makes this an interesting mix with food. (89 pts.)

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Thanks for the note here. I have been seeing the 2008 at Costco and have wanted to pull the trigger…especially at the price point.

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L’Ecole gets kudos for championing semillion in Washington state for so many years. I wish they could do it in more of a white burgundy/dry sauternes type style, with less pineapple character. I think they’ve come closer to hitting the money with their sav blanc/semillion blend Luminesce.

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John,

Did you mean to write “bordeaux”?

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FWIW, I have long thought this is the perfect wine with fried fish.

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Oops. Read “white Bordeaux”.