Andrew Will Winery
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Andrew Will Winery,
Ready, but will keep,
From Columbia Valley, this wine is a classic Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. It is a very juicy, accessible style with red and black fruits displayed alongside notes of liquorice, clove and a touch of smoke. The wine’s chewy tannin profile calls for red meat.
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£21.95
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Andrew Will Winery,
Ready, but will keep,
Three quarters of the fruit for this wine comes from the Two Blondes vineyard, the rest from Champoux. One hundred percent Cabernet Sauvignon, it sees no new oak, but spends 14 months in older barrels. It offers classic Cabernet aromas of cassis and black cherry with attractive sweet spice and herbal notes. It has a firm, powdery tannin profile with vibrant acidity and density on the mid-palate.
Fiona Hayes, Wine Buyer
Fiona Hayes, Wine Buyer
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£29.95
Case price (12)
£359.40
Bottle 12 x 75cl 10cs
£272.64
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Andrew Will Winery was started in 1989 and is owned by Annie and Chris Camarda.
The winery was launched out of a love for wine that Chris had developed while working in the restaurant trade for almost 20 years. Named after the Camardas’ son Will and nephew Andrew, Andrew Will has been a major contributor to the success and notoriety in recent years of Washington State wines.
Initially, the winery consisted of 900 square feet of rented industrial space in Seattle. In 1994, the Camardas moved to Vashon Island, a short ferry ride from Seattle, where they built the present winery. The fruit, however, comes from the mainland, across the Cascades in eastern Washington, where all the significant vineyards lie in the rain shadow of the mountains.
Klipsun and Ciel du Cheval vineyards are adjacent on the loam and gravel soils of Red Mountain but produce different styles of wine. Klipsun makes massive, opulent wine to appreciate early. Ciel du Cheval possesses a slightly more tannic structure and great ageing potential. Sorella is a classic Bordeaux blend, made up with mainly Cabernet Sauvignon from Mercer Estate, along with some Cabernet Franc and Merlot from Ciel du Cheval, with the exact blend varying from year to year.