Buy any 6 Bottles and get Free Ground Shipping

Cheval Des Andes Red Blend Mendoza 2016 - First Bottle

Reviews

99 James Suckling - Read

Super refined and beautiful with flowers, spices, dried fruit and hints of stones. Medium to full body with very fine tannins and a gorgeous finish. Shows great finesse and depth. Savory character, as always, but in check. Drink in 2022.

97+ Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - Read

I also tasted the 2015 and 2016 next to the newly released 2017 to give it some context and to see the evolution and changes implemented in the last few years. The 2016 Cheval des Andes is probably the freshest wine produced to date and the first vintage when they used 100% own grapes. Of the trio of vintages tasted together—2015, 2016 and 2017—this is the one with less alcohol and more freshness, and it remains a more austere expression, reflecting a cooler and wetter year that resulted in a less exuberant wine, a benchmark for freshness. I'm looking forward to 2018 to see where they go in the next cool vintage after this 2016... They produced 60,000 bottles and 2,400 magnums. It was bottled in December 2017.

95 Vinous - Read

Bright, dark red-ruby. Wild, musky scents and flavors of black raspberry, black pepper, olive tapenade, licorice and rocky salinity. Plush, savory and seamless; a mouthcoating Malbec-based blend with superb depth and palate presence. As concentrated as this wine is, it's medium-bodied in the style of this cooler year but also remarkably nuanced and harmonious from the start, communicating an impression of restrained sweetness. Finishes extremely long and edge-free, with noble tannins and palate-saturating breadth. Incidentally, with this 2016, Cheval des Andes is now made entirely with estate fruit, from their properties in La Compuertas and Altamira. (aged in 70% new oak)

Technical Details

Blend58% Malbec, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot
CountryArgentina
RegionMendoza
AppellationMendoza
Alcohol13.5%

Cheval Des Andes Red Blend Mendoza 2016

Other Reds | Argentina

JS99, WA97+, TA97, VN95

$74.95 | 750mL

SOLD OUT

Too late, we are SOLD OUT!

$75! For this rare Cabernet/Malbec from Pierre Lurton (Chateau Cheval Blanc)! Jump on it quick, we have just a few cases! Our tiny allocation from France just arrived! Don’t know how many 99-pointers for $75 are out there, and wait until you get into a glass -- wow! Ultra-refined, silky, powerful, mouthcoating and long, this is going to knock you out. Don’t forget to grab a magnum or two, as well! Free ground shipping on 6+ bottles, as always!

The inspiration for Cheval des Andes came from the dream of founder Pierre Lurton to follow the original Malbec vines from Bordeaux to Argentina. When Pierre Lurton discovered the stunning Malbec vineyard of Las Compuertas, planted in Mendoza in 1929, he was immediately captivated, declaring, "This will be a journey to the roots of Bordeaux."

And the critics have agreed. See below! While they last!

About the Producer

Pierre Lurton wanted to bring yesterday's Bordeaux wines back to life, reconnecting Chateau Cheval Blanc with the history of Saint-Emilion. In 1999, Cheval Blanc started a joint venture with Terrazas de Los Andes and Cheval des Andes was born. Since then, a predominantly Malbec, Bordeaux-style blend has become the signature of Cheval des Andes.