Andrew Will - Champoux Vineyard Red 2017 (750ml)

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Producer	Andrew Will
Country	United States
Region	Horse Heaven Hills
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2017
Sku	110936
Size	750ml

Andrew Will Description

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Jeb Dunnuck 4/15/2020

"The 2017 Champoux Vineyard is another wine from this team that shows the more elegant, pure, balanced style of the vintage beautifully. Fabulous notes of crème de cassis, candied violets, spice, and unsmoked tobacco all flow to a medium to full-bodied Bordeaux blend that has silky tannins and no hard edges. As with the Ciel Du Cheval, it’s going to be better with 2–3 years of bottle age and should cruise for two decades in cold cellars." (94 pts.)

VN93 Vinous Dec 2020

"Bright ruby-red. Deep, musky, balsamic scents of currant, blackberry, cannabis, spices and dark chocolate; slightly high-toned. Nicely high-pitched yet plush and suave on the palate, conveying serious energy and vinosity to its currant, dark raspberry, spice, cocoa and menthol flavors. Real nobility of texture here, along with a captivating sweetness and a repeating high-toned suggestion. Builds slowly and lingers long on the finish, with the firm but refined tannins fully supported by fruit. Classy juice, especially considering the sizable Merlot percentage. And more sweet than savory. Incidentally, my two samples of the 2017 Ciel du Cheval Red Wine were too volatile and porty to recommend; both finished with drying tannins." (93 pts.)

WS95 Wine & Spirits 10/20

"A joyous blend of about 40 percent each of cabernet franc and merlot (the balance cabernet sauvignon), this amounts to a return to form for this venerable Washington winery. Cedary wood notes and dark carob and blackberry scents lead, and the flavors fall into line from there: red cherry and red plum, a shred of tobacco, a prickle of acidity. It radiates vitality, nimble and red fruited, with a brightness within the structure that gives it the feel of a Bordeaux varietal wine unleashed." (95 pts.)