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2009 Cheval Blanc & Terrazas de Los Andes, Cheval des Andes, Mendoza
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Critics Scores
Wine Enthusiast
Toasty, minty and true to form, this Malbec-Cabernet blend is heady stuff, with hard tannins and plenty of ripeness. Blackberry, coffee, chocolate and herbal flavors are aggressive yet harmonious, while the finish is black and muscular in nature. With such tough tannins, this needs time to settle; best after 2017.
Wine Spectator
This ripe, structured red mixes notes of dark cassis, plum puree, licorice and maduro tobacco. Tight now, but should open in a year or two. Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Merlot. Best from 2015 through 2020.
James Suckling
This is very ripe and juicy on the nose with hints of jam and blueberry character. Full body, with firm tannins and a juicy, savory finish. Lots of hazelnut and dark chocolate character. Drinking beautifully. Dynamic red. 59 malbec, 36 cabernet sauvignon, 5 petit verdot.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2009 Cheval des Andes is a blend produced with grapes grown in Las Compuertas, in Lujan de Cuyo, from vineyards planted in 1929. It is a big, ripe blend of 59 Malbec, 36 Cabernet Sauvignon and 5 Petit Verdot which is very deep purple-colored, with a bright rim and an opaque center. The nose is completely closed and ungiving, so you need to exercise your wrist and swirl your glass around energetically and you’ll get rewarded with subtle and complex notes of forest floor, leather, cigar box, and cured meat, but especially shiny, perfectly ripe black fruit aromas. The palate is medium to full-bodied, with velvety tannins, superb integration of the oak and focused flavors of cassis, blueberries, soil and faint violets. Great in a slightly international style, a little ripe. A big, ripe Argentine Cheval.