The 2004 Merlot “Cuvee Lucia” includes 5% Cabernet Franc and is sourced from Ciel du Cheval and Champoux Vineyards. The wine was aged for 16 months in 35% new French oak. It offers a fragrant bouquet of cedar, tobacco, cassis, cherry, and black currant. Medium-bodied, it has a supple texture, ripe, forward, spicy red and black fruit flavors, and a seamless, medium-long finish. Drink this tasty Merlot now through 2017. Chris Camarda’s Andrew Will Cellars began in 1989 and currently produces 4300 cases of predominantly Bordeaux-style blends. They reflect Carmada’s interpretation of each vineyard’s terroir.Tel. (206) 463-9227; www.andrewwill.com

A glorious, tart and tangy Merlot, with vivid fruit that snaps the palate to attention. The acids are right upfront; if you like your fruit a bit on the sour side, as I do, this will ring your bell. ——P.G.(4/1/2006)—— 90

The Cuvee Lucia lineup takes advantage of barrels not included in the winery’s new single vineyard program. But what great juice! This is a taut, muscular, tannic wine with somewhat rough, grainy tannins. Delicious, tart, berry-flavored fruit is at the core.——P.G.(7/1/2004)—— 89