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Top 100 Wineries

US

CHAMPOUX VINEYARD

WILL CARMARDA

Andrew Will
WASHINGTON | COLUMBIA VALLEY
This year Andrew Will grabbed its 14th Top 100 honor,
propelled by three outstanding vineyard-designated reds.

FOUNDED:

1989
OWNER:

Chris Camarda
WINEMAKER:

Will Camarda
VITICULTURISTS:

Patrick Rawn
(Two Blondes),
Dan Nickolaus
(Champoux)
ACRES OWNED:

30
ANNUAL
PRODUCTION:

5,000 cases
ESTATE GROWN:

80%
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CHRIS CAMARDA FOUNDED ANDREW WILL IN 1989; the name
conjoined the first names of his nephew (Andrew) and his
son, Will, now 33 years old. After studying geology and architecture, Will returned to Vashon Island in 2013 to learn winemaking at his father's side; by 2017, he was making all the
wines, with Chris overseeing. Will Camarda thinks his palate
diverges slightly from his father's, which was built on Bordeaux. "I'd say I'm more open to different regions, lighter
or medium-bodied wines, wines with more brightness, acid,
energy," he says. Chris, for his part, sees these through-lines
in the recent wines. "Will is using less wood than we have
historically done," he wrote via email. "He prefers a 'less is
more' mantra and feels comfortable with that path." Andrew
Will is built around fruit from three vineyards: Two Blondes,
a cool spot in the Yakima Valley that Camarda owns; Ciel
du Cheval, a very warm Red Mountain site; and Champoux
Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills (Camarda has been part-

WINE & SPIRITS

BUYING GUIDE 2021

owner since 1997). This year, Champoux is the source of
two top-scoring wines, a pair of spectacular 2017s that are
luminous, detailed and rippling with energy.-P.J.C.

2017 Horse Heaven Hills Sorella Champoux Vineyard
($89, 95 points) Sorella is typically cabernet sauvignon-dominant, drawing from vines planted in 1972. It is a stalwart wine,
broad-shouldered and firmly tannic, slightly menthol-scented,
purple in its fruit expression. The tannins are formidable and
yet incredibly precise; what drives the wine is its vibrant acidity, providing inner tension and elegance.
2017 Horse Heaven Hills Champoux Vineyard ($78, 95
points) A joyous blend, capturing the energy and elegance of
merlot and cabernet franc, this includes about 40 percent of
each variety, along with 20 percent cabernet sauvignon. The
wine leaps out of the glass, nimble and red-fruited, the brightness within its structure making it feel completely unleashed.
2017 Yakima Valley Two Blondes Vineyard ($67, 93
points) In 2017, Andrew Will's Two Blondes is floral and herbal,
reflecting the Yakima Valley's cooler climate and the site's relatively high elevation. Mostly merlot and cabernet sauvignon,
its aromas are savory and appetizing: smoke and caraway, dillseed and carob. The dark, spicy fruit is buoyed by an almost
playful acidity. Wines from this vineyard always come off as
precocious, but can age well.



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