Chenin Blanc 2021

L'ECOLE NO. 41

Chenin Blanc
2021

Country
United States
Regulated designation
American Viticultural Areas (AVA)
Region
Washington
Subregion
Yakima Valley
Varietal(s)
Chenin Blanc 100 %
Colour
White
Producer's website

About this winery

A family-owned business, L'Ecole Nº 41 was founded by Jean and Baker Ferguson. Today, the winery is owned and operated by their daughter and son-in-law, Megan and Martin Clubb. Built in 1915, the schoolhouse is located in historic Frenchtown, a small community just west of Walla Walla, Washington. Frenchtown derived its name from the many French-Canadians who settled the valley during the early 1800s. Legend has it, these men of French descent were raising grapes and producing wine. By the...

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Tasting notes

L’Ecole Nº 41 has produced this old vine, Vouvray style Chenin Blanc since 1987. Jean Ferguson, L’Ecole Nº 41’s founding winemaker, loved this wine and crafted her version of Vouvray through cold fermentation to enhance the fruity and floral esters. Pronounced with a French accent as ‘Walla Voila’ or here it is!!, this regional, whimsical pun captures the lively and vibrant flavors of this varietal.