"The 2006 Champoux Vineyard is a blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc aged in 100% new French oak. A saturated purple color, it gives up exotic, sexy aromas of wild cherry and wild blueberry along with notes of toasty oak, incense, and spice box. Elegant and silky on the palate, it is already exhibiting complexity along with the balance to evolve for 4-6 years. This lengthy effort will offer a drinking window extending from 2014 to 2026."
Wine Advocate (Oct. 2009), 94 pts
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"The 2007 Champoux Vineyard is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc. It was aged in 80% new Taransaud barrels for 24 months. Dense purple in color, it displays a splendid bouquet of pain grille, pencil lead, espresso, licorice, black currant, and blackberry. Full-bodied, opulent with a sense of elegance, structured, succulent, and impeccably balanced, this lengthy offering will evolve for 6-8 years and deliver much pleasure through its 30th birthday."
"Supple, graceful, generous and disarming for its plush texture and ripe cherry, black currant and exotic spice flavors that linger sinuously on the finish. This has power and elegance. Drink now through 2017."
"Marvelously fragrant, with seductive scents of cherries, rocks and chocolate, which, along with the astonishing color saturation, suggest a wine of immense power. The 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc blend shows perfect ripeness with flavors of rock and acid preserved."