Andrew Will Yakima Valley Cabernet Franc Two Blondes Vineyard 2021 CS20230516 Valtellina is Nebbiolo grown sideways

Valtellina is Nebbiolo grown sideways on the wall of an Alpine valley — terraces so steep that everything is done by hand because nothing else is possible

better known as the historic owner of a sizeable holding in Le Montrachet

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and the Grand Reserve is where the Champagne half of that brain trust really shows

Andrew Will Yakima Valley Cabernet Franc Two Blondes Vineyard 2021 CS20230516 Valtellina is Nebbiolo grown sidewaysTwo Blondes is Andrew Will's estate vineyard outside Zillah in the Yakima Valley, planted in 2000 and named for Chris Camarda's late wife Annie and partner Bill Fleckenstein's wife Melody. Cabernet Franc has quietly become one of Washington's most compelling varieties, and Andrew Will has been at the front of that conversation for years. The 2021 is a warm vintage wine that still keeps the variety's signature herbal lift and floral edge while gaining