2021 Cheval des Andes Bordeaux Blend Mendoza

Bid on this 3-bottle lot of 2021 Cheval des Andes Bordeaux Blend Mendoza (98DC, 98JD, 98JS, 98VN, 97JA, 97RP, 97TA, 97TWI). Vinous: "A blend of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon from Altamira, 48% Malbec from Altamira and Las Compuertas and 3% Petit Verdot from Las Compuertas, the 2021 Cheval des Andes showcases a blend in peak form, both in terms of varieties and origins, all from Mendoza. In many ways, 2021 was a Bordeaux-like year for a region as dry and sunny as Mendoza. The wine reflects this, offering delicate cherry and blackberry fruit along with a touch of wild herbs, layered with hints of ash and orange petit-fours. Dry, with fine-grained, lightly reactive tannins, the palate is juicy and enveloping. Though leaner than in previous years, it remains equally refined. Long and nuanced, this is such an elegant wine. (JH)" (11/2024)