Champoux Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 8 to 20 years from vintage release, allowing the robust tannic structure to integrate and reveal complex tertiary notes.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, braised beef short ribs
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Champoux Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon by Fidelitas represents a masterful marriage between one of Washington State's most legendary vineyards and the precise winemaking of Charlie Hoppes. Located in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA, Champoux Vineyard was first planted in 1972 and has since achieved mythical status, famously contributing to some of the Pacific Northwest's most celebrated wines. The terroir here is defined by wind-blown loess soils, intense sunshine, and dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, which allow the grapes to achieve optimal phenolic ripeness while retaining vibrant natural acidity. Fidelitas coaxes a remarkably elegant yet powerful expression from this historic site, characterized by deep blackberry and cassis notes, refined, dusty tannins, and a complex mineral backbone that speaks directly to the ancient soils of the Columbia Valley.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Fidelitas blev grundlagt i 2000 af den erfarne vinmager Charlie Hoppes som et dedikeret håndværkshus med fokus på at udtrykke det unikke terroir i Washington States Red Mountain AVA. Tro mod sit latinske navn – troskab – arbejder vinhuset ud fra en kompromisløs filosofi om at forblive tro mod druesortens og vinmarkens autentiske karakter. Druerne høstes fra berømte parceller som Quintessence, Ciel du Cheval og deres egen Fidelitas Estate Vineyard, hvorefter vinfremstillingen sker i små, nøje kontrollerede partier med målrettet fadlagring på eg. Fidelitas er særligt anerkendt for sine kraftfulde, strukturerede og lagringsværdige rødvine på klassiske Bordeaux-sorter, herunder de roste enkeltmarks-Cabernet Sauvignons, Malbec samt husets signaturcuvée, Optu Red.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon