Andrew Will
Champoux Vineyard Red Bordeaux Blend
Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Blackberry, raspberry, cherry, cassis, vanilla, loganberry, licorice and oak. Great structure and moderate tannins.
Blackberry, raspberry, cherry, cassis, vanilla, loganberry, licorice and oak. Great structure and moderate tannins.
Jul 17th, 2019
Andrew Will wine tasting tonight at the storage facility. My knowledge and experience with WA state wines is small, so this was a great evening to learn and enjoy some very good wines.
A common theme with these wines is that they need air as well as bottle age. You aren't pop and pouring any of these. This one was the most fruit forward and flavor driven of the other single vineyard wines, with a good amount of black cherry, plum, herbs, spices and strawberry.
Andrew Will wine tasting tonight at the storage facility. My knowledge and experience with WA state wines is small, so this was a great evening to learn and enjoy some very good wines.
A common theme with these wines is that they need air as well as bottle age. You aren't pop and pouring any of these. This one was the most fruit forward and flavor driven of the other single vineyard wines, with a good amount of black cherry, plum, herbs, spices and strawberry.
Popped and poured, consumed over three days with very little evolution over that period but if I had to make a call, I would say best on Day 3. It presents a turbid, deep ruby in the glass. On the nose, purple flowers, dried leaf tobacco, tomato leaf, and freshly tilled earth. On the palate, currants, tart blackberries, kalamata olive brine, dried blood...it’s saline, sanguine and ferrous in a real way. The 2012 Champoux Vineyard is a structured, high acid/high tannin Bordeaux blend of predominately Cabernet Franc with some Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon for good measure. Long, long finish. A very earthy and mineral driven wine. Blind, there is no way I would call this New World. This bottle is yet another reminder why I truly believe Andrew Will makes some of the very greatest wines in Washington State. This has at least another decade of life left in it.
Popped and poured, consumed over three days with very little evolution over that period but if I had to make a call, I would say best on Day 3. It presents a turbid, deep ruby in the glass. On the nose, purple flowers, dried leaf tobacco, tomato leaf, and freshly tilled earth. On the palate, currants, tart blackberries, kalamata olive brine, dried blood...it’s saline, sanguine and ferrous in a real way. The 2012 Champoux Vineyard is a structured, high acid/high tannin Bordeaux blend of predominately Cabernet Franc with some Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon for good measure. Long, long finish. A very earthy and mineral driven wine. Blind, there is no way I would call this New World. This bottle is yet another reminder why I truly believe Andrew Will makes some of the very greatest wines in Washington State. This has at least another decade of life left in it.
2 people found it helpfulJan 9th, 2021
Simply amazing! This wine is poetry in a glass. This Walla Walla Bordeaux blend will remind you of the reason for drinking wine in the first place. It is retrained in its oak, and big on the cherry fruits and mocha tannins.
Simply amazing! This wine is poetry in a glass. This Walla Walla Bordeaux blend will remind you of the reason for drinking wine in the first place. It is retrained in its oak, and big on the cherry fruits and mocha tannins.
1 person found it helpfulMay 21st, 2019
Ripe and sweet black fruit. Herbs de Provence, violet. M acid, body and structured tannin. Jammy and balanced.
Ripe and sweet black fruit. Herbs de Provence, violet. M acid, body and structured tannin. Jammy and balanced.
1 person found it helpfulMar 4th, 2016From magnum at Fruition Denver for anniversary. Great Cab Franc based blend.
From magnum at Fruition Denver for anniversary. Great Cab Franc based blend.
1 person found it helpfulOct 11th, 2015
Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits
Dark and dense with plum fruits. Great structure and acidity.
Dark and dense with plum fruits. Great structure and acidity.
1 person found it helpfulAug 5th, 2015
A very tasty and satisfying red blend. Easy recommendation.
A very tasty and satisfying red blend. Easy recommendation.
May 20th, 2017
Welcome to Easter weekend and lets start the weekend off right with a wonderful Bordeaux Blend from Andrew Will, the 2011 Champoux Vinyard continues to impress. This is a right bank blend of 54% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon.
The nose is beautifully expressive with notes of blackberry, black cherry, black currants, tobacco, licorice, chocolate, herbal notes, spice, violets and fresh tilled soil.
On the palate there is well balanced notes of black cherry, blackberry, black currant, green bell pepper that I love oh so much, chocolate, graphite shavings, and floral notes.
This is a full bodied wine with medium + acidity and firm outstanding gripping tannins. This wine does not disappoint.
Everyone have a great Easter weekend and please take thing easy, be safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷
Welcome to Easter weekend and lets start the weekend off right with a wonderful Bordeaux Blend from Andrew Will, the 2011 Champoux Vinyard continues to impress. This is a right bank blend of 54% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon.
The nose is beautifully expressive with notes of blackberry, black cherry, black currants, tobacco, licorice, chocolate, herbal notes, spice, violets and fresh tilled soil.
On the palate there is well balanced notes of black cherry, blackberry, black currant, green bell pepper that I love oh so much, chocolate, graphite shavings, and floral notes.
This is a full bodied wine with medium + acidity and firm outstanding gripping tannins. This wine does not disappoint.
Everyone have a great Easter weekend and please take thing easy, be safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷
Opened another bottle I had tucked away, a blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, deep Ruby with a bouquet of aromatic perfumed spices and dark black fruit. Aged for 21 months in oak (35% in new French oak), the palate was fruit rich with blackberries and cherries, mineral and oak, nice structure and balance with a lingering finish, complex. Only 969 cases were made, search for this one!
Opened another bottle I had tucked away, a blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, deep Ruby with a bouquet of aromatic perfumed spices and dark black fruit. Aged for 21 months in oak (35% in new French oak), the palate was fruit rich with blackberries and cherries, mineral and oak, nice structure and balance with a lingering finish, complex. Only 969 cases were made, search for this one!
Jan 4th, 2017