L'ECOLE NO. 41 - Ferguson - 2018

L'ECOLE NO. 41

Ferguson 2018

- 93 points -

Composed of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Ferguson Vineyard starts with a gorgeous nose of elegant oak, fresh and ripe fruit tones and resinous purple flowers. Full-bodied, the blend displays immaculate balance, possessing both power and precision as flavors of spiced cherry compote, black plum skin and redcurrant sway with seductive tones of vanilla, cinnamon and nuances of cardamom madeleines. The wonderfully structured mid-palate displays firm tannins that will loosen in time, before concluding with a long-lingering and ever-evolving finish. The wine rested 22 months in French oak, 50% new. It’s superb, and the best thing to do is to put it in the cellar and forget about it for a few years until it’s found its stride. Bravo, I think I might finish the glass.

Anthony Mueller,


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