I tasted a brilliant line-up of wines from Andrew Will. No winery in America has made a series of Merlots as sumptuous and delicious as these 1995s. Remarkably, the 1995 Merlot Ciel du Cheval is even more opaque purple-colored than the Klipsun Vineyard. The wine's aromas are reminiscent of a young, unbottled, right bank Pomerol from Bordeaux, with its black-raspberry/cherry sweetness, and toasty vanillin. More closed than the regular cuvee and Klipsun Vineyard Merlot, it possesses superb potential as well as a rare richness allied to considerable elegance and complexity. Give this wine 1-2 years of cellaring, and drink it over the following 12-15. It is an amazing Merlot from Washington state! The Andrew Will offerings are exceptionally well-made. Tel. (206) 463-3290