2007 Cheval des Andes, Mendoza, Argentina
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Other Varieties
Ready - mature
- Neal Martin MW
- 91/100
Product: 20078024556
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2007
Maturity Ready - mature
Grape List Other Varieties
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Cheval des Andes
Critics reviews
Neal Martin MW 91/100
The 2007 Cheval des Andes is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Malbec, 4% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot that is aged for 18 months in oak. Tasted on two occasions, it was unexpectedly bashful and unresponsive on first acquaintance. The second meeting was more promising. It offers a ripe bouquet of raspberry coulis, strawberry, vanilla and cedar, augmented by cigar box with a little aeration. It is well-defined, and the oak is neatly folded into the fruit. The palate is fleshy in the mouth, to the point where you would think it was more Merlot than Cabernet Sauvignon. It is nicely balanced, although I searched for more backbone and structure, especially on the finish, which is delineated but laconic. It is undoubtedly a very pleasurable wine, but I feel it could give so much more. Drink now-2017.Neil Martin - 31/10/2012
About this wine
Other Varieties
There are over 200 different grape varieties used in modern wine making (from a total of over 1000). Most lesser known blends and varieties are traditional to specific parts of the world.
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Cheval des Andes
Cheval des Andes is a wine estate in Mendoza, Argentina. It is a collaboration between Château Cheval Blanc of Bordeaux and Terrazas de los Andes of Mendoza.
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