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“Cheval des Andes is the ultimate combination of Old World savoir faire with stunning New World terroir! It is the joint venture between Château Cheval Blanc, Premier Grand Cru Classé A of Saint-Emilion, and Terrazas de los Andes, an Argentine winery specialized in premium high altitude wines for more than two decades. This union of two venerable houses results in a refined, subtle and complex wine that has been called the ‘Grand Cru of the Andes.’ We have the lowest price in the country for this glorious 96 point wine that lives up to its ‘Grand Cru’ moniker! Enjoy!” – Glen Knight, Wine House

2011 Terrazas de los Andes ‘Cheval des Andes’
96 Points James Suckling
94 Points Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
94 Points Wine Enthusiast *Cellar Selection*
93 Points Wine Spectator

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96 Points James Suckling: “A elegant and refined red with plum, berry, cedar and hazelnut. Full body, with fine tannins and a clean and pretty finish. Needs about three to four years to soften. Very much like the 2006 in style.” (October 2014)

94 Points Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate:
“The 2011 Cheval des Andes is at the same time riper but also has higher acidity than 2010 and is a slightly more powerful version of 2010. The palate has very good volume while keeping the freshness. They also reduced the toast from the barrels and improved the quality of the barrels they use (45% new oak was used in 2011). The final blend of 2011 was 71% Malbec, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Petit Verdot. There is red and black fruit plus minty notes on the nose. The palate has density, acidity and good fruit sweetness (but not sweet). The acidity is very precise, the tannins are ripe and sweet, it seems to have the ingredients for a long and nice aging in the bottle. It had the best palate of the trio of vintages I tasted together, 2010, 2011 and 2012. 2011 was a short vintage, so there are no rules. They selected the grapes and whatever volume they produce that's what it is. Drink: 2015 – 2026” – Luis Gutierrez, August 2015

94 Points Wine Enthusiast *Cellar Selection*
“Deep, subtle, earthy aromas of blackberry, mint, coffee and forest mist are cool and collected. This voluminous, dense blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon is chewy and deep, and not too fierce. Saturated flavors of blackberry and chocolate finish with rooty berry, chocolate and mocha flavors.” – Michael Schachner, July 2016

93 Points Wine Spectator: “A ripe, balanced and powerful red, with elegant flavors of roasted plum, dark cherry and Asian spice. Plush and juicy midpalate, featuring a finish filled with creamy dark chocolate notes. Very refined.”  – Kim Marcus, December 2015

FROM THE PRODUCER


Blend:
Malbec (69 %), Cabernet Sauvignon (21 %) and Petit Verdot (10 %)

Color:
Presents an attractive deep red color with purple shades.
Aroma: This wine seduces with great aromatic intensity and exquisite gentleness provided by grape concentration coming from an exceptional terroir, a precise winemaking process and extended oak barrel aging.
Palate: Powerful and elegant. Cheval des Andes 2011 surprises for its balanced complexity, aromatic precision and presence of soft and delicate tannins. A wine with great personality and character.

14.9% ABV

Vintage Notes: Summer season was marked by heavy rainfall that slowed down the ripening process, especially during the months of January and February 2011. Spring began with rather cool temperatures and well into the fall, the summer-like temperatures recorded in April sped up the final stage of the ripening process. These conditions allowed this Cheval des Andes to reveal its deep color, great aromatic intensity and an amazing duality between dark and spicy fruit on the one hand, and freshness, tension and good natural acidity on the other.

FROM CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC TO CHEVAL DES ANDES

Cheval des Andes is the joint venture between Château Cheval Blanc, Premier Grand Cru Classé A of Saint-Emilion, and Terrazas de los Andes. Originally, Pierre Lurton, President of Château Cheval Blanc, sought out a special international terroir in which to apply the storied blending heritage of the French Château.

The Cheval des Andes collaboration came to be as the result of one French winemaker’s voyage to the other side of the world and a glass of impressive Argentinean wine.

Visiting Argentina in the 90s, Pierre Lurton, President of Château Cheval Blanc, legendary Premier Grand Cru Classé A of Saint-Emilion, found himself in the sloping plains of the majestic Andes mountains at the Terrazas de los Andes vineyards. Cheval Blanc’s reconnection with its past was consummated in 1999 during this visit through the select parcel of the most treasured high elevation terroir in Argentina: Terrazas de los Andes’ 80 year-old Las Compuertas vineyard, found in Vistalba, Mendoza. Upon tasting their Malbec, he was captivated by the quality of the wine being produced in this breathtaking yet seemingly inhospitable location and was intrigued by the notion of unearthing a connection with the Saint-Emilion past. Decimated by phylloxera in the 1860s from its position as the one of the most important varieties in Saint-Emilion and Pomerol, the Malbec had since been reincarnated in ungrafted form in Argentina, producing some of the world’s best Malbec in recent years. Along with this renaissance in Argentina emerged an ambitious vision to forge a new path in international winemaking.

His vision paved the way for the birth of Cheval des Andes, the first and only alliance the prestigious Château Cheval Blanc vignoble has seen fit to launch. The noble fusion of a Premier Grand Cru of Saint-Emilion with the best Argentine terroir innovative high-altitude expertise; the extraordinary experience of the old world and the creativity and inventiveness of the new, together as they should be in one glorious wine.

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