Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Mail-Well, Inc. 2001 Long-Term Equity Incentive
Plan of our report dated January 24, 2001, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Mail-Well, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000 and the related financial
statement schedules included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                                  /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Denver, Colorado
December 4, 2001