65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc from 40+ year old vines planted in clay and gravel. Classically rendered, dusty, balanced, thoroughly delicious “baby claret.”

Champoux Vineyard, considered one of the best sites in Washington State, is located in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA. Horse Heaven Hills is a sub-AVA of the Columbia Valley AVA and the 7th officially certified appellation in Washington (2005). Most of the vineyards in Horse Heaven Hills benefit from a...

Tasting Note-Medium bodied, soft and silky with black cherry, plum, wild berry and a touch of spice. Pleasing sweet fruit and a touch of earth on the long, balanced finish. Source- 75% Central Coast, 25% Paso Robles,Blend- 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet SauvignonWinemaking- 50% stainless steel, 50%...

Declassified fruit from Champoux, Ciel du Cheval, and Two Blondes Vineyards. 13 Months in barrel. 

In 2015, chateau owner Bertrand Gourdou was searching through an old desk when he came across a label that his grandfather had made in the early 1970's; that wine was called "Le pot-de-vin" which, in French, translates to "the bribe", which for that era was an audacious play on words for a wine...