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2019 Cheval des Andes
The 'Grand Cru of the Andes' - absolut kultvin skabt af Cheval Blanc og Terazzas de los Andes
Vinen fra Cheval des Andes kombinerer det livlige og intense udtryk fra argentinsk Malbec med rankheden og elegancen i en stor Bordeaux.
Cheval des Andes er blandet af 70% Malbec og 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, og byder på en intens lilla farve, violet nuance og sort kerne. Meget raffineret og ædel næse med friskhed, elegant frugt, der minder om solbær og brombær, diskret krydderi, subtil eg, meget elegant chokolade i baggrunden og raffinerede antydninger af milde krydderier.
En næse med stor præcision. Vinen er meget rig og stor mundfylde, men med en raffineret karakter med mild syre, modne og fløjlsagtige tanniner af stor finesse, fremragende længde med kompleks eftersmag, der følger op på næsens frugt i kombination med mørk chokolade og et strejf af kakao.
En vin af stor renhed og friskhed.
98/ 100 point | Robert Parker
"The 2019 Cheval des Andes has a more reductive vinification and élevage, making the wine a bit shy and in need of time to open up, as one of their objectives was to make it more age-worthy. Another objective is to get to a 50/50 blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, which they achieved in this vintage for the first time, going back to the initial character of the wine, which was the idea of Argentinean winemaker Roberto de la Mota; so, they are closing the circle and going back to the initial idea, with more suggestions from the Cheval Blanc team. This is the first vintage fully under the charge of the new French winemaker, Gerald Gabillet, who fermented by plot, isolating some specific parts of the vineyard, like the borders where you tend to get higher yields because of the irrigation. It matured in 225- and 400-liter oak barrels and in oak vats. They used more barrels and vats from Stockinger, which they like and rotate; the wine spends an average of 13 to 14 months in oak, but some lots get 11 months and others get 16. 2019 was a mild vintage, cooler than 2017 and warmer than 2018, with rain at the right time, which helped to avoid hydric stress, and without extremes (which they had in 2020 with three weeks of extreme heat). The wine is young and tender and a bit oaky, which Gabillet attributed to the reductiveness; it's ripe without excess, with around 14.2% alcohol, mellow acidity and velvety tannins. There's more Cabernet here, so the aromatic expression can be something between 2017 and 2018, but Cabernet marks the palate a lot and makes the wine more age-worthy, as it provides the structure and length that the Malbec lacks. So, the wine might be less accessible when young and should develop slowly in bottle. It's tasty and supple and has the ingredients and the balance for what they are aiming for. In the following vintages, they follow this path, and Gabillet feels that having more precision allows the wines to reflect the differences between vintages better. They produce around 100,000 bottles. It was bottled in late January 2021. The way they want to describe the wine is the Argentinean expression of Cheval Blanc. And I can only agree."
97/ 100 point | WinesCritic.com
"A refined but spicy Cheval, showing charcoal, blueberries, wild herbs, lavender and hints of bacon and cedar. Medium to full body with extremely fine tannins that get dialed into the fruit with violet, spices and sweet blue fruit at the end. Long and subtle. Drink or hold."
96/ 100 point | WinesCritic.com
"Smooth and so seductive, I love the texture here, supple but silky. Tannis give structure and support and the focus is on perfumed red and black fruits with a richness and concentration yet liveliness from sharp acidity. It doesn't feel at all heavy but sintilates with fragrance and freshness. Easy to drink, lovely detail on show - blackcurrants, red cherries, violets with vanilla and liquorice hints. Very smooth and charming while still being a full wine. This has extreme delectability. Great winemaking on show."
Cheval des Andes
The 'Grand Cru of the Andes' - rendyrket kultvin skabt af et joint-venture mellem selveste Château Cheval Blanc fra Saint-Emilion i Bordeaux og Terrazas de los Andes.