December 30, 2023 - WOTN! Great example!!
July 1, 2023 - The wine is yet primary, with only the earliest integration of rich dark fruit with it's other components. It presents with profound velvety black fruited richness & subtle aromas of ground carob. Perfectly balanced.. it may benefit from several hours decant but I'm inclined to wait several years to drink another.
April 9, 2023 - Château Cheval Blanc, one of the Premier Grand Cru Classé A wineries in Bordeaux collaborated with Terrazas de los Andes after noticing that the vineyards there were similar to those in St. Emilion where Château Cheval Blanc is located.
This Bordeaux-style blend of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot displays notes of dark fruit, chocolate and mineral, with firm tannins and a long finish. It's a complex and elegant wine that can be aged for a few more years, but can also be enjoyed now with a good cut of red meat. Overall, it's a great representation of the style the estate aims to portray, both in terms of boldness and finesse.
January 14, 2023 - Consistent with prior notes, tertiaries really coming thru now. Tannins nicely integrated making this very easy to drink without a decant.
November 25, 2022 - Corked
February 11, 2022 - Drank with a filet at Gallaghers Steakhouse in NYC. Beautiful wine in its prime drinking window. Dark fruit. Spice. Hint of cranberry on the nose. Perfectly melded tannins. Long finish. Alcohol integrated well. And my gosh so good with the steak. Drink now or hold in proper conditions for another 2 to 3 years.
October 31, 2021 - Decanted over 2 hours. On the nose you really get the black fruits, vanilla and the oak. Not as much on the palate. As the wine decanted the black fruits and vanilla gave way to more earthy notes. It certainly fits the Bordeaux style with new world fruit.
October 31, 2021 - Decanted 1 hour. The wine was uninteresting. I was hoping for better depth and flavors. It is possible that this wine needs even more time to fully develop.
November 28, 2020 - Super well-rounded...blueberry, caramel, vanilla notes.
November 27, 2020 - Opened in the bottle two hours max. Seemed a few years past prime but still enjoyable. Medium to full bodied with blue/black fruit and cassis dominating. Texturally a bit murky and grainy. Drink in the next 2-3 years.