2017 Cheval des Andes Cheval des Andes
Proprietary Blend - 1.5L
2017 Cheval des Andes Cheval des Andes
  • JS 100
  • WA 97
  • DC 95
  • JD 94

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JS 100
jamessuckling.com, February 2020
This is the greatest Cheval des Andes ever. Discrete aromas of blackberries, flowers, stone and licorice. So perfumed. The integration of fruit, tannins and acidity is fantastic. Full-bodied, tight and solid with...   This is the greatest Cheval des Andes ever. Discrete aromas of blackberries, flowers, stone and licorice. So perfumed. The integration of fruit, tannins and acidity is fantastic. Full-bodied, tight and solid with beautiful depth and integrity. Extremely long and exciting. Complex and compelling with such refinement and length. A blend of 62% malbec and 38% cabernet sauvignon. Available in September 2020. Better after 2024.  
WA 97
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, August 2020
97+ In the last few years, a handful of wines from Chile and Argentina—often French owned—have been released in September through the Place de Bordeaux, the network of négociants that sell most of the Bordeaux wines and...   97+ In the last few years, a handful of wines from Chile and Argentina—often French owned—have been released in September through the Place de Bordeaux, the network of négociants that sell most of the Bordeaux wines and some of the leading wines from other regions. The 2017 Cheval des Andes is one such wine. 2017 saw an early harvest, but they started picking on the 6th of March and continued until the 10th of April, more or less normal dates, early but not so much. The varietal break down this vintage comes to 62% Malbec and 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the wine is slightly riper and higher in alcohol than 2016 (this 2017 is 14.2% alcohol). The different plots fermented separately with selected yeasts, and the élevage lasted for 15 months and was in 50/50 new and second use barrels, 90% of them French and the rest made with wood from Eastern Europe. They used 45% Bordeaux barrels, 45% 400-liter barrels and, for the first time, a 2,500-liter oak foudre. This is clearly the darkest of the trio of vintages I tasted together here—2015, 2016 and 2017—but all three have the elegant and powerful profile, the luxurious and creamy character found in the best Bordeaux wines in the last few years, wines of power with precision, concentration, energy and finesse. This seems to combine the clout of the 2015 and the freshness of the 2016 and feels something in between those two vintages. Their work in the vineyard toward the maturity of the tannins meant the challenge in 2017 was to not let the grapes ripen too fast and too early. The work is different for Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec, to get round tannins in Cabernet and get some tension in Malbec, the contrary of the normal tendency of the varieties. 2017 has less ripeness than the 2015 but more density than the 2016. The texture is velvety, precise and harmonious. This year, they introduced a larger foudre for 10% of the wine, with the aim to reach 20%, so that volume is increasing every year. I think this is showing more precision, and in a more challenging year, they managed to keep the quality on par with 2016. They have changed the label this year, to a cleaner and more elegant label that also reflects the direction the wine is going in. 81,500 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2019. - LG  
DC 95
Decanter, August 2020
This is an excellent wine - juicy, with tension and depth, and a confident sense of style and character. Vibrant violet edging, redcurrant and raspberry fruits with tight tannins and a chewy finish. One of the top wines...   This is an excellent wine - juicy, with tension and depth, and a confident sense of style and character. Vibrant violet edging, redcurrant and raspberry fruits with tight tannins and a chewy finish. One of the top wines from South America and a great shot of confidence for 'the place' to have it arrive last year where it is now sold 100% after being withdrawn from the LVMH distribution network. Second-to-last vintage with Lorenzo Pasquini before he headed over to Giscours (and Caiarossa), with the 2019 onwards under the care of Gérald Gabillet, formerly with Château Angélus and so maintaining the Bordeaux link. Drinking Window 2023 - 2040  
JD 94
jebdunnuck.com, April 2021
A collaboration between Château Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de los Andes, the 2017 Cheval Des Andes is based on 62% Malbec and 38% Cabernet Sauvignon that spent 15 months in 50% new French oak, with a small portion of the...   A collaboration between Château Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de los Andes, the 2017 Cheval Des Andes is based on 62% Malbec and 38% Cabernet Sauvignon that spent 15 months in 50% new French oak, with a small portion of the blend brought up in foudre. Starting out reductive and closed, it slowly offers up meaty black cherry and currant styled fruits as well as leafy herbs, graphite, violets, and earth. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has solid mid-palate density, firm, building tannins, notable overall balance, and a beautiful finish that's packed with salty, iron, and mineral-like nuances. It's unquestionably a beautiful wine. Give it lots of air if drinking any time soon (this bottle showed best on the second day), and it should have two decades of overall longevity.  
Category Description
Color & Type Red
Varietal Proprietary Blend
Country Argentina
Region Mendoza
Vintage 2017
Size 1.5L

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