Andeval Reserva Blend 2021
Tasting and Pairing Notes
Taste: Plums, black cherries, vanilla, sweet tobacco, red berries, mountain river stones
Enjoy with: Grilled beef, lamb, hearty soups and chili, salami and prosciutto, hard cheeses
Malbec may be Argentina’s most celebrated grape. But, here in the highest foothills of the Andes, it takes two to tango. Our limited release Reserva blend embraces that passion by blending barrel-aged Malbec with Cabernet Franc. The result is an intricate dance between the Malbec’s deep, red fruit, vanilla and tobacco flavors in step with the Cabernet Franc’s lighter body and freshness.
Notes: Limited release of just 528 bottles.
When we created Andeval, our vision was a wine where approachable and elegant meet. That’s as true of this Reserva Blend as it is for all our wines.
Varietals
Malbec 70 percent
Cabernet Franc 30 percent
14.2 percent alcohol by volume
Read our full vintage notes.
2021 Vintage Notes
2021 will be remembered as a year full of drama that ultimately produced beautiful wines.
A New Growing Season
In the late spring month of October, the area experienced a frost, followed by one of the Andes’ famous Zonda windstorms. These reduced yield a bit on some white varietals. The reds, which had not yet reached budbreak, were not affected.
The Argentine Summer
After several years of much drier than usual summers, the Uco Valley returned to a more normal pattern. Beginning in December, a series of classic summer rainstorms came spaced a few weeks apart and lasting into February.
Though these rains can be violent, their water drains well through the rocky, alluvial ground. In turn, our vines received nice, regular relief from the hottest days of the growing season. In January, one storm dropped hail on our Los Chacayes and Los Sauces vineyards, but damage was minimal.
Harvest And Winemaking
The wetter autumn resulted in a slightly later harvest. However, all of our grapes were extremely healthy at harvest. They benefited from the low morning temperatures and wide temperature swings from day to night in the second half of March and all of April.
2021 Andeval Reserva Blend
A limited release of 528 bottles
Varietals
Malbec, 70 percent, aged in second-use barrels
Cabernet Franc, 30 percent
14.2 percent alcohol by volume
Read our technical sheet .