2017 Cheval des Andes
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| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Region | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Grape | , , , Petit Verdot |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (13.5%) |
| Drink window | 2023 - 2036 |
Description
The collaboration between Cheval Blanc from Saint-Emilion and Terrazas from Mendoza has an extra unexpected French touch. The founder and owner of Terrazas is the prestigious Champagne house Moët & Chandon. The style of Cheval des Andes is unique with all elements inspired by Cheval Blanc. The wine of Cheval des Andes combines the lively and intense expression of Argentine Malbec with the rigor, elegance and savoir-faire of a great Bordeaux. The vision of Cheval des Andes is to bring the winemaking philosophy of Château Cheval Blanc - which focuses on wine preservation capabilities and elegance - to Argentina. Cheval des Andes makes wines that age gracefully and "travel through the decades," according to Pierre Lurton, president of Château Cheval Blanc and Cheval des Andes.
The seventeenth vintage of Cheval des Andes, a wine that has undergone a transformation. 2017 is itself a new beginning. A blend of Malbec with 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, with a bold nose of fresh fruit such as sweet and sour cherry with meaty aromas and a hint of white pepper against a bold, woody background. A liquid wine, slightly tight on the palate with a medium structure, a delicate feel and active tannins well integrated into the concise texture, overall nuanced and full-bodied. Features a balance that respects the concentration of the vintage without ever letting it get out of hand. An Argentinian wine made with more than a nod to French expertise.
The 2016 Cheval des Andes comes from a top year with a clear-rimmed ruby red color in the glass. Exotic, highly perfumed aromas of red and blue fruit preserves, candied flowers, incense and Indian spices show excellent definition and mineral lift. Meaty, seductively sweet and expansive on the palate, with deeply concentrated flavors of raspberry, cherry cola, lavender pastilles and fruitcake that show an uncanny delicacy for their strength. Soft, spicy and penetrating with an impressively persistent aftertaste, which is shaped by soft, slowly building, deftly interwoven tannins.
FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you pick up the wine you will often receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Collect' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
Specifications
| Block Bundle Options | No |
|---|---|
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | Argentina |
| Region | Mendoza |
| Icons | Icon South America |
| Winery | Cheval des Andes |
| Grape | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Drinking as of | 2023 |
| Drinking till | 2036 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 98 |
| James Suckling rating | 100 |
| Vinous rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Red fruit, Tannines, Full |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Open haard |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 97+
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$85
Drink Date:
2020 - 2034
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.
Since 2012, the team of Cheval Blanc has been more and more involved in the technical management of Cheval des Andes and even more so nowadays with the arrival of Gérald Gabillet, a French viticulturist and winemaker who studied and trained in Bordeaux, as technical manager. He is fully dedicated to the project to translate the vision of Cheval Blanc on each detail from the vineyard management to vinification and aging. They are currently working very deeply in the irrigation management and changed all the younger vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec) from flood irrigation to drip irrigation. The objective is to achieve a better management of water and natural freshness (they have had a specialized consultant on irrigation since 2015) with ripe tannins and ZERO green notes. The aim is to irrigate as little as possible and be able to pick early but getting ripe grapes full of flavor, which is what they think brings the freshness and elegance they want in their wines. The focus in the last few years has been the vineyards to work with more precision, in things that can be seen but also other aspects, like pruning and massal selections and so on. The technical team from Cheval Blanc often travels to Mendoza, for example, to train the staff there on pruning and other things. In the winery, they have been working a lot on the balance between wood and wine in order to preserve the fruit expression. After several years of trials, they are now using a very high amount of bigger volumes (foudres of 400 and 2,500 liters), and they introduced an Austrian cooper to their barrel park.
They only make one red from their 47 hectares of vineyards, 32 of them in Las Compuertas, Vistalba, and 15 in La Consulta, Altamira. They produce 80,000 bottles per vintage. 2017 started with a warm summer, but the freshness of March and April slowed things down, allowing them to achieve the freshness they are looking for. The wines seem to be more transparent to the conditions of the vintage, a result in the changes they have been implementing in the last few years
Published: Aug 31, 2020
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James Suckling
CHEVAL DES ANDES 2017
Thursday, July 18, 2019
CountryArgentina
RegionMendoza
Vintage2017
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Score
100
This is the greatest Cheval des Andes ever. 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. Available in September 2020. Better after 2024.
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Vinous
95
Drinking Window
2020 - 2032
From: Twenty Years that Transformed the Argentine Wine Industry (Oct 2020)
The seventeenth vintage of Cheval des Andes, a wine that has undergone a model transformation. I recently tried the 2007, and it’s fascinating to trace the different stages of its evolution, all of which say something about the contemporary history of Argentine wine. To sum up, it started out with a French love of concentration and ripeness and ended up with an equally French love of equilibrium and local terroir. The 2017 is a new beginning in itself. A blend of Malbec with 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, it presents a bold 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. Possesses a balance that respects the concentration of the vintage without ever letting it get out of hand. An Argentine wine made with more than a nod to French expertise.
- By Joaquín Hidalgo on August 2020
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The collaboration between Cheval Blanc from Saint-Emilion and Terrazas from Mendoza has an extra unexpected French touch. The founder and owner of Terrazas is the prestigious Champagne house Moët & Chandon. The style of Cheval des Andes is unique, with all elements inspired by Cheval Blanc. Cheval des Andes wine combines the lively and intense expression of Argentine Malbec with the rigor, elegance and savoir-faire of a great Bordeaux. It is a unique blend of Malbec grapes and Bordeaux varieties - an ensemble with the exuberance of Malbec balanced by the moderation of Cabernet Sauvignon, complemented by hints of Petit Verdot. The vision of Cheval des Andes is to bring the winemaking philosophy of Château Cheval Blanc - which focuses on wine storage capabilities and elegance - to Argentina. Cheval des Andes makes wines that age gracefully and "travel through the decades," said Pierre Lurton, president of Château Cheval Blanc and Cheval des Andes. The wines are elegant, meaning they give the most refined expression of Mendoza's terroir. On the nose they are complex rather than intense and on the palate they are balanced rather than powerful.
The collaboration between Cheval Blanc from Saint-Emilion and Terrazas from Mendoza has an extra unexpected French touch. The founder and owner of Terrazas is the prestigious Champagne house Moët & Chandon. The style of Cheval des Andes is unique with all elements inspired by Cheval Blanc. The wine of Cheval des Andes combines the lively and intense expression of Argentine Malbec with the rigor, elegance and savoir-faire of a great Bordeaux. The vision of Cheval des Andes is to bring the winemaking philosophy of Château Cheval Blanc - which focuses on wine preservation capabilities and elegance - to Argentina. Cheval des Andes makes wines that age gracefully and "travel through the decades," according to Pierre Lurton, president of Château Cheval Blanc and Cheval des Andes.
The seventeenth vintage of Cheval des Andes, a wine that has undergone a transformation. 2017 is itself a new beginning. A blend of Malbec with 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, with a bold nose of fresh fruit such as sweet and sour cherry with meaty aromas and a hint of white pepper against a bold, woody background. A liquid wine, slightly tight on the palate with a medium structure, a delicate feel and active tannins well integrated into the concise texture, overall nuanced and full-bodied. Features a balance that respects the concentration of the vintage without ever letting it get out of hand. An Argentinian wine made with more than a nod to French expertise.
The 2016 Cheval des Andes comes from a top year with a clear-rimmed ruby red color in the glass. Exotic, highly perfumed aromas of red and blue fruit preserves, candied flowers, incense and Indian spices show excellent definition and mineral lift. Meaty, seductively sweet and expansive on the palate, with deeply concentrated flavors of raspberry, cherry cola, lavender pastilles and fruitcake that show an uncanny delicacy for their strength. Soft, spicy and penetrating with an impressively persistent aftertaste, which is shaped by soft, slowly building, deftly interwoven tannins.
FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you pick up the wine you will often receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Collect' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
| Block Bundle Options | No |
|---|---|
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | Argentina |
| Region | Mendoza |
| Icons | Icon South America |
| Winery | Cheval des Andes |
| Grape | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Drinking as of | 2023 |
| Drinking till | 2036 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 98 |
| James Suckling rating | 100 |
| Vinous rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Complex, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Red fruit, Tannines, Full |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Open haard |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 97+
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$85
Drink Date:
2020 - 2034
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.
Since 2012, the team of Cheval Blanc has been more and more involved in the technical management of Cheval des Andes and even more so nowadays with the arrival of Gérald Gabillet, a French viticulturist and winemaker who studied and trained in Bordeaux, as technical manager. He is fully dedicated to the project to translate the vision of Cheval Blanc on each detail from the vineyard management to vinification and aging. They are currently working very deeply in the irrigation management and changed all the younger vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec) from flood irrigation to drip irrigation. The objective is to achieve a better management of water and natural freshness (they have had a specialized consultant on irrigation since 2015) with ripe tannins and ZERO green notes. The aim is to irrigate as little as possible and be able to pick early but getting ripe grapes full of flavor, which is what they think brings the freshness and elegance they want in their wines. The focus in the last few years has been the vineyards to work with more precision, in things that can be seen but also other aspects, like pruning and massal selections and so on. The technical team from Cheval Blanc often travels to Mendoza, for example, to train the staff there on pruning and other things. In the winery, they have been working a lot on the balance between wood and wine in order to preserve the fruit expression. After several years of trials, they are now using a very high amount of bigger volumes (foudres of 400 and 2,500 liters), and they introduced an Austrian cooper to their barrel park.
They only make one red from their 47 hectares of vineyards, 32 of them in Las Compuertas, Vistalba, and 15 in La Consulta, Altamira. They produce 80,000 bottles per vintage. 2017 started with a warm summer, but the freshness of March and April slowed things down, allowing them to achieve the freshness they are looking for. The wines seem to be more transparent to the conditions of the vintage, a result in the changes they have been implementing in the last few years
Published: Aug 31, 2020
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
James Suckling
CHEVAL DES ANDES 2017
Thursday, July 18, 2019
CountryArgentina
RegionMendoza
Vintage2017
CHECK PRICE
DOWNLOAD SHELFTALKER
Score
100
This is the greatest Cheval des Andes ever. 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. Available in September 2020. Better after 2024.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
Vinous
95
Drinking Window
2020 - 2032
From: Twenty Years that Transformed the Argentine Wine Industry (Oct 2020)
The seventeenth vintage of Cheval des Andes, a wine that has undergone a model transformation. I recently tried the 2007, and it’s fascinating to trace the different stages of its evolution, all of which say something about the contemporary history of Argentine wine. To sum up, it started out with a French love of concentration and ripeness and ended up with an equally French love of equilibrium and local terroir. The 2017 is a new beginning in itself. A blend of Malbec with 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, it presents a bold 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. Possesses a balance that respects the concentration of the vintage without ever letting it get out of hand. An Argentine wine made with more than a nod to French expertise.
- By Joaquín Hidalgo on August 2020
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The collaboration between Cheval Blanc from Saint-Emilion and Terrazas from Mendoza has an extra unexpected French touch. The founder and owner of Terrazas is the prestigious Champagne house Moët & Chandon. The style of Cheval des Andes is unique, with all elements inspired by Cheval Blanc. Cheval des Andes wine combines the lively and intense expression of Argentine Malbec with the rigor, elegance and savoir-faire of a great Bordeaux. It is a unique blend of Malbec grapes and Bordeaux varieties - an ensemble with the exuberance of Malbec balanced by the moderation of Cabernet Sauvignon, complemented by hints of Petit Verdot. The vision of Cheval des Andes is to bring the winemaking philosophy of Château Cheval Blanc - which focuses on wine storage capabilities and elegance - to Argentina. Cheval des Andes makes wines that age gracefully and "travel through the decades," said Pierre Lurton, president of Château Cheval Blanc and Cheval des Andes. The wines are elegant, meaning they give the most refined expression of Mendoza's terroir. On the nose they are complex rather than intense and on the palate they are balanced rather than powerful.
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