Marty Clubb has built L’Ecole № 41 into one of Walla Walla’s flagships…making wines that represent the region, the wines that signify Walla Walla.
–Patrick Comiskey, Wine & Spirits Magazine
L’Ecole has garnered national and international recognition for producing superior-quality wines over the years. We are honored and proud to have been awarded 17 times by Wine & Spirits Magazine as one of the Top 100 Wineries of the Year. This achievement is shared only by 16 other wineries and places L’Ecole in the Wine & Spirits’ Premier Cru list.
2019 Estate Perigee awarded the International Trophy for Best New World Bordeaux Blend in Sydney, Australia
2013 Estate Ferguson awarded the International Trophy for Best New World Bordeaux Blend in Sydney, Australia
95 Gold – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
92 Silver – 2018 Ferguson, Estate Ferguson Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
91 Silver – 2017 Apogee, Pepper Bridge Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
91 Silver – 2017 Ferguson, Estate Ferguson Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
91 Silver – 2016 Apogee, Pepper Bridge Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
90 Silver – 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
90 Silver – 2018 Semillon, Columbia Valley
91 Silver – 2017 Chenin Blanc Old Vines, Yakima Valley
90 Silver – 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
95 Gold – 2014 Perigee, Estate Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
93 Silver – 2014 Apogee, Pepper Bridge Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
90 Silver – 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
90 Silver – 2014 Ferguson, Estate Ferguson Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
95 Gold – 2013 Perigee, Estate Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
92 Silver – 2013 Ferguson, Estate Ferguson Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
International Trophy Best in Show Bordeaux Varietals over £15 – 2011 Ferguson, Estate Ferguson Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
Silver – 2011 Perigee, Estate Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2024 Gold Medal, 92 pts – 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
2024 Gold Medal, 92 pts – 2020 Syrah, Columbia Valley
2022 Gold Medal, 92 pts – 2019 Merlot Estate, Walla Walla Valley
2021 Wine of the Year by Varietal, 95 pts & Top 100 On-Premise Wines – 2017 Merlot Estate, Walla Walla Valley
2021 Gold Medal, 92 pts & Top 100 On-Premise Wines – 2019 Semillon, Columbia Valley
2020 Year’s Best US Syrah and Rhône-Variety Red Blends – 2017 Syrah, Estate Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2020 Year’s Best US Cabernets & Blends – 2017 Ferguson, Estate Ferguson Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2020 Year’s Best US Cabernets & Blends – 2017 Apogee, Pepper Bridge Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2020 Year’s Best US Cabernets & Blends – 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
2020 Year’s Best US Cabernets & Blends – 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate, Walla Walla Valley
2019 Year’s Best US Cabernets & Blends – 2016 Ferguson, Estate Ferguson Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2019 Year’s Best US Cabernets & Blends – 2016 Apogee, Pepper Bridge Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2019 Year’s Best US Cabernets & Blends – 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Best Buy of the Year 2019 – 2018 Chenin Blanc Old Vines, YakimaValley
Top 100 Values of the Year 2019 – 2017 Semillon, Columbia Valley
2018 Year’s US Best Cabernets & Blends – 2015 Perigee, Estate Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
2018 Year’s US Best Cabernets & Blends – 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Values of the Year 2017 – 2015 Semillon, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Values of the Year 2017 – 2015 Chenin Blanc Old Vines, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Values of the Year 2016 – 2014 Semillon, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Values of the Year 2016 – 2014 Chenin Blanc Old Vines, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Best Buys of the Year 2014 – 2013 Semillon, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Best Buys of the Year 2014 – 2013 Chenin Blanc Old Vines, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Values of the Year 2013 – 2012 Semillon, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Values of the Year 2013 – 2012 Chenin Blanc Old Vines, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2005 – 2002 Perigee, Estate Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2004 – 2001 Apogee, Pepper Bridge Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
Top 12 Merlots of the Year 2004 – 2001 Merlot, Estate Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2003 – 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2002 – 1999 Merlot, Estate Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Cellar Selections 2025 – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yellow Jacket Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Best Buys 2023 – 2022 Chenin Blanc Old Vines, Yakima Valley
Top 100 Best Buys 2021 – 2019 Semillon, Columbia Valley
The Enthusiast 100 2020 – 2019 Luminesce, Estate Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Best Buys 2020 – 2018 Semillon, Columbia Valley
The Enthusiast 100 2019 – 2018 Luminesce, Estate Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Best Buys 2019 – 2017 Semillon, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Best Buys 2018 – 2017 Chenin Blanc Old Vines, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Best Buys 2016 – 2015 Chenin Blanc Old Vines, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Best Buys 2013 – 2012 Semillon, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2011 Cellar Selections – 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2005 – 2003 Semillon, Fries Desert Wind Vineyard, Wahluke Slope – Columbia Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2001 – 1999 Estate Semillon, Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Values – Elegant Reds 2020 – 2018 Frenchtown Red Wine, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2013 – 2010 Syrah, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2011 – 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2003 – 2001 Syrah – Estate Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2002 – 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
Top 100 Wines of the Year 2001 – 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
“Marty Clubb…continues to keep this Walla Walla-based estate firing on all cylinders, and they’re a great reference point for the State of Washington…the lineup is stacked with quality and value.”
–Jeb Dunnuck,
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, June 2017
Estate Seven Hills Vineyard – Wine & Sprits Magazine – Fall 2004
“Marty Clubb has built L’Ecole № 41 into one of Walla Walla’s flagships…making wines that represent the region, the wines that signify Walla Walla.
–Patrick Comiskey
Wine & Spirits Magazine, 2006
“L’Ecole № 41 is one of the standard bearers of Washington State wine. They were the third winery to officially begin operations in Walla Walla in 1983 and remain family-owned. The selection of wines I tasted communicate fantastic value and quality in nearly all price points.”
– Eric Guido
Vinous, March 2023
One of Walla Walla’s first wineries, this family-owned venture situated in a 1915 schoolhouse remains one of the region’s—and the state’s—standard bearers. L’Ecole has had successes across its line, but is probably best known for Bordeaux-style reds and arguably America’s best Semillon….
–Richard Nalley
Food & Wine, March 2016
“The tasting staff walks visitors through L’Ecole’s prize-winning lineup without pretense, a modest approach that’s refreshing.”
Region: Pacific Northwest
“…what has been proven beyond a doubt is that anyone who values tradition, continuity, and a track record of excellence, will eventually find their way to L’Ecole’s wines. A lot of wineries succeed at making a few barrels of something good in their first or second vintage. The real challenge is to make consistently fine wine, over many years and vintages, across a wide number of varietals and blends.”
–Paul Gregutt
author, wine critic, columnist,
Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Seattle Times
“Semillons such as L’Ecole № 41’s show that the grape can really shine when given the chance, which it rarely is.”
– Jancis Robinson
The World Atlas of Wine, 8th edition, 2019
“…Semillon also has a relatively significant presence in Washington, where it often displays grassy, Sauvignon-like aromas, but is taken seriously by the likes of L’Ecole № 41.”
– Jancis Robinson
The Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th edition, 2015
