The 2022 Artist Series blend is nuanced, perfumed, and will age for decades. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon balance each other perfectly to offer cassis, black cherry and red currant. The Cabernet Franc rounds out the blend with notes of dried herbs and pepper. The finish is smooth, silky and persistent.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jaq Chartier’s paintings explore the feeling of transience and impermanence that hides just under the surface of the day to day. Inspired by wonderous images from science like chromatography and DNA gel electrophoresis, the artist embraces her curiosity and finds beauty there.

This unique blend unveils fragrant aromas of graphite, pomegranate, sage, and cedar. It enters your palate with vibrant allure and leaves a silky finish, promising over 15 years of aging potential. Meticulously aged, it’s a masterpiece in texture and true artistry of Washington wine.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Moses Sun is an afro-abstractionist working in assemblage, painting, video, animation, and public art that explores the intersection of Pan-Africanism and the world's diasporas. Moses Sun fuses hip-hop, jazz, afro-futurism, and the black southern diaspora of his childhood into a mix of visuals that blurs the lines between digital and analog art.

The 2018 vintage gave us a perfect combination of heat for ripening in the summer and a gradual cool down during harvest that allowed proper ripeness in the ideal timeframe.

This year's blend is a special combination of Canoe Ridge Estate (39%), Cold Creek (26%), Kelly (18%), and Dineen (17%) Vineyards. The combination of warmer and cooler sites is the exact expression I look for in the Artist Series. The cooler sites provide dark cherry fruit, a touch of herbs and delicate harmony. The warmer sites give ballast and depth to add concentration and aging potential. This wine plays the perfect role of 'Old World' styling with 'New World' structure.

THE ART
Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Artist Series red wine celebrates the inspired collaboration between artisan winemaking and fine art. The 2017 vintage labels showcase artist, Tony Angell. His interest in birds began in childhood and he has continued to work and rehabilitate wild species, including birds of prey, crows and ravens.

THE WINE
The year 2017 was a warmer vintage, but not hot for Washington state. Early bud-break and a relatively cool spring allowed for a nice, full growing season into October. Looking for the fresher, more complex wines, we turned to our Canoe Ridge Estate vineyard. At 77% it is the largest this vineyard has ever been in the Artist Series; the site is maturing before our eyes, making the perfect combination of density and restraint. Another portion, 13%, is from Dean Canyon Vineyard, which is blended with Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon from Lawrence Vineyard (10%). This fruit brings color, weight and a touch of herb notes. This 25th anniversary vintage of Artist Series is going to be very special. Enjoy!

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