Andrew Will 2015 Champoux RP 97pts. On Sale

Don’t know if this is an appropriate post, but currently they are offering their 2015 Champoux for $49 and free shipping for case orders. It’s good juice IMHO.

Link: https://store.andrewwill.com/mobile/2015-champoux-p363.aspx

Don’t know if this is an appropriate post, but currently they are offering their 2015 Champoux for $49 and free shipping for case orders. It’s good juice IMHO.

Link: > https://store.andrewwill.com/mobile/201 > … -p363.aspx

Very appropriate. That is a really good deal with free shipping!

My wife prefers Suave Champoux. It’s much cheaper. Don’t know how many points it scored, but it’s nearly the same as the other name brands according to their commercials.

If you can’t handle the adult Champoux, there is also the Sineann Baby Poux Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon | Vivino

Seriously though…Peter, have you had the Andrew will? How does the Baby Poux compare?

I love the Andrew Will Champoux, but the 2015 is riper than usual. It is a matter of preference. I didn’t go in on the offer.

Peter Rosback (Sineann) is an accomplished Pinot Noir wine maker, and doesn’t do bad with Bordeaux varieties, but I prefer the Andrew Will.
I’ve never found Pinot specialists up to top grade with Cabs, and vice versa.

I recently bought some of the 2013 and the 2014 Champoux through LastBottle at similar pricing. In light of your comment I think I’ll hold off on the 2015.

However, I was just a little tempted by yesterday’s LastBottle offer on the 2015 Two Blondes - but decided to hold off. After delivery season my storage is now bursting at the seams!

My wife prefers Suave Champoux. It’s much cheaper. Don’t know how many points it scored, but it’s nearly the same as the other name brands according to their commercials.

The Reserve Suave is a few more bucks but doesn’t leave flakes. Well worth it!

Rivers Marie seems to do alright

I’m not a fan of Rivers Marie Pinot Noir.

I happened to open a 2015 the other night given the offer. I didn’t find it particularly ripe, in fact it was well structured and I think fans of the winery will enjoy it quite a bit. It was pretty accessible with extended air time and maybe that is reflection of the riper vintage. Some of the other ‘15 from AW have been too ripe and lacking depth. Not this one.

And Sojourn as well.

Yes, I agree. The 2015 Ciel seems like it is riper but not the Champoux. But it’s all subjective to ones palate.

I agree totally that it is all a matter of ones preference. I stopped buying Sojourn Pinot Noirs also after trying a range of selections over a few years.
Rivers Marie, Sojourn, and Andrew Will all make excellent wines every year, and I’m not trying to discourage anyone from buying them.

I haven’t tried the 2015 yet but picked up a case of it. I thought it was a good deal at that price.

Was able to combine that with a couple of club shipments they had been holding for me.

Also grabbed some of the Last Bottle Andrew Will offer this week. I find their wines are a great QPR.

Of course all of our tastes are different. There are many Washington wines I prefer over Andrew Will. While their wines are undoubtedly high quality there are others I feel have more character for my taste.

Sojourn and R-M are very similar PN-wise so if you don’t like that style that makes sense that neither are up your alley. Are you more Oregon or Burgundy in your preference?

The best of the best Pinot Noir is still Burgundy, but for anything less than $100 it is Willamette Valley Pinot Noir for me. Some New Zealand too.

Tony Soter was always pretty good.

Tony Soter knows how to make good wine, but the winemaker for the Soter Pinot Noir is James Cahill. (Tony is not hands off, however.)
I’m pretty sure that the last Soter made Bordeaux variety wine was more than ten years ago. Once again, I was/am not a fan of Etude Pinot Noir.