94 Points Wine Spectator- Andrew Will Champoux Red Wine 2005 TECHNICAL DATA WINE WINE & VINTAGE 2005 Champoux COMPOSITION 45% Cab Sauv 20% Cab Franc 30% Merlot 5% Petit Verdot AVERAGE AGE OF VINES 25 years FINISHED WINE Titratable Acidity .62 grams per 100ml pH 3.85 Alcohol 14.2% COOPERAGE Taransaud and Demptos new French 35% TIME IN BARRELS 21 months RELEASE DATE 10.01.07 TOTAL PRODUCTION Cases/750ML 1225 The full texture and well-rounded fruit profile of this wine give it a compelling attraction. The middle palate sustains the well-developed structure of the wine and adds much to the over all sense of balance which the wine projects. Flavors of Tar and black fruit with blueberry accents bring out the sense of ripeness and sweetness, which this wine possesses. Not to be out done by the Ciel du Cheval this wine carries itself with great poise and bearing. |