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2010 Andrew Will Sorella

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

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RATINGS

94The Wine Advocate

...it has a decidedly pure, classy and detailed bouquet of black currant, graphite, licorice, roasted meats and singed herbs. Rich and medium to full-bodied, it still holds onto the overall elegance and finesse driven style of the estate and delivers a seamless texture, chewy tannin and serious minerality on the finish.

94+ Stephen Tanzer

Pungent aromas and flavors of black raspberry, blueberry, licorice and lavender are accented by a minty high note. Sweet, dense and inviting; at once seriously structured and light on its feet...finishes very long, with harmonious acidity, noble broad tannins and a savory saline complexity.

94John Gilman

...a deep, refined and complex bouquet of black cherries, dark berries, cigar wrappers, a touch of lead pencil, dark soil tones, a bit of current leaf and a lovely framing of cedar...deep, full-bodied and very elegant, with a fine core of fruit, impeccable focus and balance, fine-grained tannins, good acidity and excellent length...very classy finish.

92Wine Spectator

Exhibits a firm smoky core of blueberry and dark chocolate flavors that linger gently against a veil of crunchy tannins. Firm in texture,..shows depth and elegance...

91Wine Enthusiast

...soft and seductive with notes of coffee bean, chocolate, and olive backed by slightly gritty tannins.

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

2010 Andrew Will Sorella