2004 Andrew Will Red Champoux Vineyard
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(a blend of 44% cabernet sauvignon, 25% cabernet franc, 22% merlot and 9% petit verdot) Good deep red. Complex, perfumed, fruit-driven nose features plum, currant, cranberry and sexy Taransaud spices. Sweet, suave and fine-grained, with the sexy spice character following through in the mouth. Densely packed and quite fine-grained, with firm acids framing the primary fruit and giving energy to the wine. This one should evolve very nicely.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Jay S Miller, Wine Advocate
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The 2004 Champoux Vineyard is 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 22% Merlot, and 9% Petit Verdot. It spent 21 months in 35% new French oak. Less marked by oak and more complex than the Sorella bottling, it has a splendid bouquet of cedar, tobacco, vanilla, leather, cassis, and black currants. This is followed by a concentrated, dense wine with gobs of flavor, a velvety texture, excellent integration of oak, tannin, and acidity, and a seamless, 60+ second finish. It will evolve in the cellar for 5-7 years but is difficult to resist now. Chris Camarda’s Andrew Will Cellars began in 1989 and currently produces 4300 cases of predominantly Bordeaux-style blends. They reflect Carmada’s interpretation of each vineyard’s terroir. Tel. (206) 463-9227; www.andrewwill.com