I defy someone not to like this wine. It would be like finding Will Rogers abrasive or Queen Elizabeth vulgar. Sure, chenin isn’t to everyone’s taste, but neither is tap water: You should still give it a go before you make the decision. I would also like to line up a panel of experts and blind test them on a selection of Loire whites and have them guess which one is L’Ecole. This is one wonderful Pacific Northwest white.
Apart from a little too much acid for our liking, and perhaps not being quite as magisterial as, say, a classic Huet Vouvray, this is a delectable white, with depth, character, lovely fruit, and a long finish. It was super easy to drink, alone or with food, and it lasted no time.
Price: $17 USD in Washington, but I haven’t been able to source it locally (L’Ecole’s reds go for $50+ at private YVR wine stores though).
Market Liquidity: Very classy.
3 responses to “L’Ecole No 1 Chenin Blanc 2010”
[…] fresh from the fridge, but if we were to serve a west coast Chenin to guests it would be the L’Ecole. (And then we could pull out the Vinum as the […]
[…] and exciting. [This blog is littered with L'Ecole plaudits: Merlot, Chardonnay, Semillon, Chenin; too bad we didn't do a handstand with this one.] It seemed to me an ideal social wine, a BBQ […]
[…] L’Ecole and have the student taste every varietal. The Semillon will taste like Semillon. The Chenin like Chenin. And, yes, the Cab Sauv will taste most determinedly like the huge peppery masculine […]