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2012 Andrew Will Sorella

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from winery; Consignor is original owner

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RATINGS

97Jeb Dunnuck

...classic Cabernet notes of crème de cassis, spiced plums, graphite, and crushed rock, and it has a firm, tannic style on the palate...

96The Wine Advocate

...full-bodied, rich and layered 2012 that boasts fabulous notes of creme de cassis, lead pencil shavings, graphite, mineral and toasted bread...its impeccable balance and purity allow it to dish out tons of pleasure.

96John Gilman

...nose jumps from the glass in an expressive blend of cassis, cigar smoke, a touch of coffee bean, dark soil tones, graphite, tobacco leaf and a lovely framing of cedary new oak...pure, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with great balance, firm, integrated tannins, good acids and stunning length and grip on the poised, elegant and nascently complex finish.

93Wine Spectator

Crisp in texture, with good density to the black cherry, red plum, roasted meat and spice flavors, coming together deftly on the refined, elegant finish.

93Stephen Tanzer

Plush, dense and fine-grained, offer outstanding concentration and a lightly saline character to the flavors of dark berries, mocha and coffee.

17Jancis Robinson

Dark chocolate, black cherry and something a little burnt on the finish. Furry tannins and full body – has the build of a prizefighter...

PRODUCER

Andrew Will

Andrew Will Winery is on Vashon Island, a small island in the Puget Sound just west of Seattle, Washington. The winery was founded in 1989 by Chris Camarda, a restaurant industry veteran who named his winery after his son Will and nephew Andrew. Camarda sources his wines from vineyards in Eastern Washington, some of which he owns. Camarda focuses on blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc made in the style of Bordeaux. Robert M. Parker Jr. has called Camarda “one of America’s finest producers of Merlot” and Andrew Will wines consistently earn high ratings from reviewers.

REGION

United States, Washington

Washington State, with 59,000 vineyard acres, is the second largest producer of wine in the United States. Wine was made in the state as early as the mid-19th century, but Prohibition and, later, restrictive state laws killed the wine making business in the 20th century until the 1960s, when laws changed and large and small producers started making wines. An influential horticulturalist and agriculture professor name Walter J. Clore studied various grape clones in the 1960s to find the best ones for Washington, and by the 1970s Yakima Valley, Walla Walla and Columbia Valley had all become important grape growing areas. The best vineyards in the state are east of the Cascade Mountain range, where hot dry summers and cold winters are conducive to successful viticulture. Numerous grape varieties are grown, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc at the head of the list.

VINTAGE

2012 Andrew Will Sorella