The Archimage
The flagship: estate Binaural Block fruit, built to age two decades. A Washington ode to Cheval Blanc: like that Right-Bank Saint-Émilion icon, the Archimage is built Cab Franc-forward, equal parts Cabernet Franc and Merlot; an unusual, deliberate choice for a Washington flagship.
Chocolate-covered cherries, raspberries, and blueberries, with green peppercorn, tea leaf, and hay underneath.
50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Merlot. An equal-parts, Cab Franc-forward reserve: the wine's signature and unusual for a Washington flagship.
Anchored by the estate Binaural Block at Blue Mountain (deep, well-drained loess and silty loam), with Red Mountain fruit for power. Blue Mountain's deep loess gives long hang time and elegance; Red Mountain's flood deposits, loess, and caliche add structure and grip.
Cool-site elegance from Blue Mountain meets warm-site structure from Red Mountain.
Twenty months in 33% new French oak; 14.7% alc. A 15–20 year cellar candidate.
The Archimage Reserve Bordeaux Blend