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2017 Single Vineyard Release, Andrew Will
‘2017 Champoux Vineyard is a stunning success with elegance and complexity bursting at the seams’
Anthony Mueller
Wine Advocate
It gives us great pleasure to offer you another exciting duo of new releases from the Andrew Will winery in Washington State, the Ciel du Cheval and Champoux Vineyard wines from the 2017 vintage.
A vintage with a focus on elegance and freshness, this is another fantastic release. ‘Ratcheting up the intensity’ the ‘perfumed’ 2017 Ciel du Cheval comes from the Red Mountain AVA in Washington State. An equal blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, it will cellar for at least 15 years says Jeb Dunnuck.
The stunning Champoux 2017 from the Horse Heaven Hills AVA is 39% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Franc and 22% Cabernet Sauvignon. This is one of the top terroirs in the region and it shows great balance and delineation, ‘stellar’ says Anthony Muller. Both are fermented with indigenous yeasts, spend 20 months in a mixture of new and old barrels and are bottled without filtration.
Seductive, complex and very well balanced, these wines are exceptional. If you haven’t had the opportunity to sample them, you really should. Please contact us as soon as possible, they will sell out quickly. Stock anticipated early Autumn 2022.
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2017 Champoux Vineyard, Andrew Will
£295 per 6 bottle case in bond
‘Deep ruby with purple highlights, the 2017 Champoux Vineyard is a stunning success with elegance and complexity bursting at the seams. Seductive blackberry essence, dusty plum skin, dark cherries and cassis waft out of the glass with delicate dusty floral tones, dried tobacco and graphite nuances. Medium to full-bodied, the wine is balanced with rich complexity and an elegant mineral tension before offering up a clearly delineated fruit frame compounded by focus, precision and finesse. At present, the wine has a pleasingly tannic edge and finishes with a mineral tension and red-fruited succulence that continue to evolve in the mouth. Simply stellar!’ 95 points, Anthony Muller – Wine Advocate
‘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 points, Jeb Dunnuck – Jebdunnuck.com
2017 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard, Andrew Will
£240 per 6 bottle case in bond
‘Dark-fruited with juicy black plum, blackberry essence and dark cherry with hints of currants and cassis. Soft aromas of red flowers and pencil shavings waft with a dusty tension. Medium to full-bodied, the wine shows precision with an elegant frame and sturdy tannins, ending with a long-lingering, mineral finish with high-tone red fruits of dark, dusty cherry skin and red plum skin. This will drink fantastically for the next decade, but it won’t do you wrong if you open a bottle tomorrow. Bravo!’ 94 points, Anthony Muller – Wine Advocate
‘Ratcheting up the intensity, the 2017 Ciel Du Cheval offers a vibrant, exotic bouquet of flowers, orange blossom, tobacco, and assorted red and black fruits. It’s beautifully balanced, medium to full-bodied, and has a perfumed, lifted, complex style that’s going to evolve for 15 years or more.’ 93+ points, Jeb Dunnuck – Jebdunnuck.com
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