Cheval des Andes - Grand Vin 2019 (1.5L)
Price: $222.00
Sale Price: $189.00
| Producer | Cheval des Andes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Region | Mendoza |
| Varietal | Proprietary Red |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 30371 |
| Size | 1.5L |
2023 Wine Enthusiast TOP 100 #62
Others: 99 Points
Tim Atkin 99Pts
Cheval des Andes continues its steady ascent towards the summit of the very best and most sought-after New World reds. I tasted this wine over the space of a day and was very close to giving it 100 points. Made from an equal blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, it combines fruit from Las Compuertas and Paraje Altamira to brilliant effect. Aged in 50% new barrels and foudres, it’s effortlessly complex and detailed, with refined tannins,graphite and cut grass aromas, cassis and bramble flavours and remarkable palate length. Drink till 2040.
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
This is the first vintage fully under the charge of the new French winemaker...The wine is young and tender...it's ripe without excess. There's more Cabernet here, so the aromatic expression can be something between 2017 and 2018, but Cabernet marks the palate a lot and makes the wine more age-worthy...It's tasty and supple and has the ingredients and the balance for what they are aiming for...The way they want to describe the wine is the Argentinean expression of Cheval Blanc. And I can only agree
Vinous: 97 Points
The 2019 Cheval des Andes is a 50/50 blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon from Las Compuertas and Paraje Altamira Mendoza. The 2019 was 40% aged in 225-liter barrels 40% in 500-liter barrels and 20% in foudres. It?s red with violet flecks in the glass. It has a fresh nose of plum and blackcurrant accompanied by hints of white pepper mint and violets over a bed of cedar and sandalwood. On the palate the feel is finely grained with a leaner more agile flow than in previous years while the freshness brings plenty of energy before the lengthy finish of fruit and country herb aromas.
James Suckling: 97 Points
A refined but spicy Cheval showing charcoal blueberries wild herbs lavender and hints of bacon and cedar. Medium to full body with extremely fine tannins that get dialed into the fruit with violet spices and sweet blue fruit at the end. Long and subtle. Drink or hold.
