Terrazas de Los Andes
2023 Terrazas Reserva Malbec
2023 Terrazas Reserva Malbec
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Winemaker Notes
The 2023 Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Malbec pours a deep, youthful garnet-red with bright purple flashes. Reflecting its high-altitude roots, the nose is wonderfully fragrant and modern, bursting with fresh cherry, dark plum, and wild blackberry aromas interwoven with notes of lavender, dried violets, and a subtle touch of savory mountain herbs. On the palate, this vintage shifts away from heavy extraction toward a more vibrant, fresh, and approachable style. It is juicy and medium-bodied, offering layers of dark berry fruits supported by fine-grained, pillowy tannins and a lively, thirst-quenching acidity. The finish is clean, dry, and elegant, leaving persistent, delicate traces of black pepper, dark cocoa, and a faint, toasty kiss of vanilla from its time in French oak.
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 Malbec pours a deep, youthful garnet-red with bright purple flashes. Reflecting its high-altitude roots, the nose is wonderfully fragrant and modern, bursting with fresh cherry, dark plum, and wild blackberry aromas interwoven with notes of lavender, dried violets, and a subtle touch of savory mountain herbs. On the palate, this vintage shifts away from heavy extraction toward a more vibrant, fresh, and approachable style. It is juicy and medium-bodied, offering layers of dark berry fruits supported by fine-grained, pillowy tannins and a lively, thirst-quenching acidity. The finish is clean, dry, and elegant, leaving persistent, delicate traces of black pepper, dark cocoa, and a faint, toasty kiss of vanilla from its time in French oak.
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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