2014 Andrew Will Red Two Blondes Vineyard
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Another beautiful wine is the 2014 Two Blondes. It's a sweetly fruited, supple, downright sexy beauty that offers cassis, graphite, licorice, and hints of leafy herbs. Big, ripe and opulent, with a great texture (it's actually more elegant than the Ciel du Cheval), it will drink beautifully for two decades. I was able to taste both the 2014s and 2015s from Vashon Island-based Andrew Will, which is run by Chris Camarda. As always, Chris releases two appellation blends (Esploso and Sorella) and a bevy of single vineyard blends from some of the top sites in Washington State (Champoux, Ciel du Cheval, Mays’ Discovery, and Two Blondes. Readers looking for classic, age-worthy Bordeaux blends from the United States can’t go wrong here and these wines continue to fly too far under the radar. Give these a try!
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Another beautiful wine is the roughly 600-case 2014 Two Blondes Vineyard. A blend of 56% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Malbec, it's a sweetly fruited, supple, downright sexy red that offers loads of cassis, graphite, licorice and hints of leafy herbs. Big, ripe and concentrated, with a great texture (it's more elegant and seamless than the Ciel du Cheval), it will drink beautifully for two decades.
Tasted out of barrel, the sexy, layered and fruit-loaded 2014 Two Blondes Vineyard gives up tons of ripe black raspberry and plum fruits, licorice and scorched earth in its full-bodied, concentrated personality. This beauty will be ready to go on release.
Bright, dark red. Slightly porty aromas of currant, cherry, mocha, dried herbs and milk chocolate. Plush, round and edge-free, with sexy spicy and floral tones as well as a leafy quality to its red berry and dried herb flavors. Much fresher in the mouth than on the nose, but still with an essential softness from the Merlot, even if it has the structure for mid-term aging. Finishes with dusty but ripe tannins and sneaky lingering sweetness.