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Cheval des Andes 2011 75cl

Mendoza | Argentinien
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96 James Suckling
A elegant and refined red with plum, berry, cedar and hazelnut. Full body, with fine tannins and a clean and pretty finish. 69% malbec, 21% cabernet sauvignon and rest petit verdot. Needs about three to four years to soften. Very much like the 2006 in style.
94 Robert Parker
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. In this vintage, they finally bottled 45,000 bottles. It's not easy to decide between 2010 and 2011, as both are great vintages.
94 Robert Parker
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. In this vintage, they finally bottled 45,000 bottles. It's not easy to decide between 2010 and 2011, as both are great vintages.
93 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. Drink now through 2019. 3,500 cases made. –KM
93 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. Drink now through 2019. 3,500 cases made. –KM
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Cheval des Andes

Cheval des Andes ist ein eindrucksvolles Weingut – Saint-Émilion aus der Alten Welt verlegt auf die hochgelegenen Terroirs Argentiniens. Es ist auch die erste und einzige Partnerschaft des Premier-Grand-Cru-Weinguts Château Cheval Blanc. Pierre Lurton, damaliger Geschäftsführer, trat 1999 an die Terrazas de los Andes heran, um ihnen ein hochkalibriges Weinprojekt vorzuschlagen. Die 50 Hektar Weinberge in den Gebirgsausläufern der Andenkette beherbergen fünf Rebsorten: Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot und Petit Verdot. Auf diesem Grund, der zu den großartigsten argentinischen Anwesen in der Region Luján de Cuyo gehört, werden die Trauben von Hand gelesen und 18 Monate in Eichenfässern ausgebaut, bevor sie verschnitten werden. Dank lokaler Savoir-faire-Praktiken im Weinberg und sorgfältiger französischer Vinifizierungsmethoden ist das Ergebnis der beste Wein aus zwei Welten. Anerkannt als “New World Gran Cru”, ist der Cheval des Andes laut seinem Schöpfer Lurton ein exotischer Wein mit Bordelaiser Touch.”