Terrazas de Los Andes
2023 Terrazas Reserva Chardonnay
2023 Terrazas Reserva Chardonnay
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Winemaker Notes
The 2023 Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Chardonnay pours a pale yellow hue with delicate greenish highlights, showcasing the signature freshness of high-altitude Uco Valley vineyards. The nose is wonderfully expressive, opening with juicy aromas of yellow peach, apricot, and pear, lifted by bright grapefruit, candied citrus peel, and a subtle whisper of white honey. On the palate, this vintage offers a beautiful tension where a lively, pear-driven attack is anchored by a well-balanced acidity. It transitions into a full, generous body that features delicate layers of tropical fruit, vanilla, and white chocolate—a result of its partial malolactic fermentation and aging on the lees—before settling into a long, creamy, and elegantly unctuous finish marked by subtle notes of toasted hazelnut and warm brioche.
About Winery
A joint venture between Chateau Cheval Blanc and Terrazas De Los Andes, this wine is a groundbreaking blend of legendary Bordeaux "First Growth" winemaking expertise with the very best terroir in Argentina.
Cheval des Andes originated as Director Pierre Lurton sought out a special international terroir in which to apply the storied blending heritage of the French chateau. Lurton was intrigued by the notion of unearthing a connection with the Saint Émilion past: Malbec, decimated by phylloxera in the 1860s from its position as the one of the most important varieties in Saint Emilion and Pomerol, had since been reincarnated in ungrafted form in Argentina, producing some of the world's best Malbecs in recent years.
Cheval Blanc's reconnection with its past was consummated in 1999 as Pierre Lurton visited a select parcel of the most treasured high elevation terroir in Argentina: Terrazas de los Andes' 76-year-old Las Compuertas vineyard, found in Vistalba, Mendoza. In resulting launch vintages of 2001 and 2002, according to Pierre Lurton, Cheval des Andes has proven to "fit in the spirit of Cheval Blanc," refined and elegant in its Bordeaux style, while displaying the characteristic fruit intensity of its Argentine roots.
Winemaker Notes
The 2023 Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Chardonnay pours a pale yellow hue with delicate greenish highlights, showcasing the signature freshness of high-altitude Uco Valley vineyards. The nose is wonderfully expressive, opening with juicy aromas of yellow peach, apricot, and pear, lifted by bright grapefruit, candied citrus peel, and a subtle whisper of white honey. On the palate, this vintage offers a beautiful tension where a lively, pear-driven attack is anchored by a well-balanced acidity. It transitions into a full, generous body that features delicate layers of tropical fruit, vanilla, and white chocolate—a result of its partial malolactic fermentation and aging on the lees—before settling into a long, creamy, and elegantly unctuous finish marked by subtle notes of toasted hazelnut and warm brioche.
About Winery
A joint venture between Chateau Cheval Blanc and Terrazas De Los Andes, this wine is a groundbreaking blend of legendary Bordeaux "First Growth" winemaking expertise with the very best terroir in Argentina.
Cheval des Andes originated as Director Pierre Lurton sought out a special international terroir in which to apply the storied blending heritage of the French chateau. Lurton was intrigued by the notion of unearthing a connection with the Saint Émilion past: Malbec, decimated by phylloxera in the 1860s from its position as the one of the most important varieties in Saint Emilion and Pomerol, had since been reincarnated in ungrafted form in Argentina, producing some of the world's best Malbecs in recent years.
Cheval Blanc's reconnection with its past was consummated in 1999 as Pierre Lurton visited a select parcel of the most treasured high elevation terroir in Argentina: Terrazas de los Andes' 76-year-old Las Compuertas vineyard, found in Vistalba, Mendoza. In resulting launch vintages of 2001 and 2002, according to Pierre Lurton, Cheval des Andes has proven to "fit in the spirit of Cheval Blanc," refined and elegant in its Bordeaux style, while displaying the characteristic fruit intensity of its Argentine roots.
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