L’Ecole N°41 Merlot 2020

This shows spicy and meaty aromas with walnut, cigar box and a backbone of dark and blue fruit. Full and fleshy with a compact stream of fine-grained tannins that are firm and have some chewiness. Lingering and chocolatey with a deep, dark-fruited finish. Try after 2024 [or cellar until 2032]. Score – 94. (jamessuckling.com, May 24, 2023)