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2017 Cheval des Andes

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April 7, 2024 - $96

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RATINGS

100James Suckling

The integration of fruit, tannins and acidity is fantastic. Full-bodied...beautiful depth and integrity. Extremely long and exciting. Complex and compelling.

97+ The Wine Advocate

...elegant and powerful profile, the luxurious and creamy character found in the best Bordeaux wines...wines of power with precision, concentration, energy and finesse...texture is velvety, precise and harmonious.

96Jeb Dunnuck

...complex, elegant, beautifully balanced style...offers beautiful currant and cassis fruits as well as tobacco, graphite, stony minerality, and spice aromas and flavors. Medium to full-bodied and wonderfully textured, with remarkable purity and silky tannins...this is the most complete, balanced, and structured. It's a brilliant wine!

95Vinous / IWC

...nose of fresh fruit such as sweet and sour cherry with fleshy aromas and a touch of white pepper over a bold, woody backdrop. A fluid wine, slightly taut on the palate with medium structure, a delicate feel and active tannins well integrated into the terse texture, overall it is nuanced and full of flavor.

17.5+ Jancis Robinson

Intense and expansive black fruit and spices on the nose, with a hint of black olive and violet. The palate follows, with blueberry, violet and dried herbs. The fruit is sweet but not aggressive, framed by mouth-coating but supremely refined tannins. Focused and elegant as the structure and acidity build through the mid palate, this has impressive restraint.

REGION

Argentina, Mendoza (Cuyo), Luján de Cuyo, Vistalba

Luján de Cuyo was Argentina’s first official wine appellation when it was established in 1993. The appellation is named for the city of Luján de Cuyo, the department capital. Vineyards in this appellation are in the upper Mendoza Valley, and they are often at altitudes of 3,300 feet or more. The soil is sandy and alluvial with clay underneath and moderate rainfall encourages growth. Historically the area grew pink skin grapes for slightly sweet pink or white wines. Since the late 1980s, however, Malbec has been Mendoza’s most important grape, since it makes a rich, dark, robust, age-worth red. The second most important red grape is Bonarda, which is thought to be the same grape that California growers know as Charbono. Italian and Spanish red grapes including Sangiovese, Barbera and Tempranillo were brought by immigrants, and they are grown today. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Torrontés and numerous other red and white grapes are also grown successfully. Considered by many to be the most desirable wine appellation in Argentina, Luján de Cuyo has attracted attention from international winemakers and producers.

VINTAGE

2017 Cheval des Andes

Joint venture by Chateau Cheval Blanc & Terrazas de Los Andes