Cheval des Andes - Red Blend 2021 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $90.00
#6 Vinous Top 100 of 2024
| Producer | Cheval des Andes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Region | Mendoza |
| Varietal | Red Blend |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 9458 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 98 Points
Light and elegant the 2021 Cheval des Andes is 49% Cabernet Sauvignon 48% Malbec 3% Petit Verdot. It achieves a feat that only cool years can provide: smooth texture agile palate and just the right amount of freshness for a nuanced build. As it breathes it begins to reveal notes of fresh cherry and plum with a hint of menthol maraschino cherries and a touch of pepper. It opens further with aromas of sandalwood and oak that complete the framework. This is a somewhat leaner more ethereal Cheval than other years but it has a higher level of precision. It's a wine inspired by Bordeaux executed in a Bordeaux style with Mendoza terroir. A wine without edges it?s a polished red in the early stages of a long balanced life. - By Joaquín Hidalgo on February 2024 A blend of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon from Altamira 48% Malbec from Altamira and Las Compuertas and 3% Petit Verdot from Las Compuertas the 2021 Cheval des Andes showcases a blend in peak form both in terms of varieties and origins all from Mendoza. In many ways 2021 was a Bordeaux-like year for a region as dry and sunny as Mendoza. The wine reflects this offering delicate cherry and blackberry fruit along with a touch of wild herbs layered with hints of ash and orange petit-fours. Dry with fine-grained lightly reactive tannins the palate is juicy and enveloping. Though leaner than in previous years it remains equally refined. Long and nuanced this is such an elegant wine. - By Joaquín Hidalgo on September 2023
Decanter: 98 Points
Since Gerald Gabillet's arrival in Mendoza in 2018 Cheval des Andes wines have gained in elegance and precision. In a great vintage like 2021 the results are spellbinding. Near-equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec with 3% Petit Verdot; the fruit comes from an old vineyard in Las Compuertas and a newer property in the Uco Valley. A fruity floral wine with minty hints and a subtle layer of oak that contributes spice and cedar notes. The palate is silky and energetic with a vibrant freshness and polished grippy tannins that channel it nicely into the long perfumed finish. Tasted by: Alejandro Iglesias
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Vinous Media: 97 Points
Light and elegant, the 2021 Cheval des Andes is 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Malbec, 3% Petit Verdot. It achieves a feat that only cool years can provide: smooth texture, agile palate and just the right amount of freshness for a nuanced build. As it breathes, it begins to reveal notes of fresh cherry and plum, with a hint of menthol, maraschino cherries and a touch of pepper. It opens further with aromas of sandalwood and oak that complete the framework. This is a somewhat leaner, more ethereal Cheval than other years, but it has a higher level of precision. It's a wine inspired by Bordeaux, executed in a Bordeaux style, with Mendoza terroir. A wine without edges, it’s a polished red in the early stages of a long, balanced life.
- By Joaquín Hidalgo on February 2024
