Andeval Elevated White Field Blend
Our first, limited release—coming mid-2021 to select retail locations and online. Check back for more information on arrival.
Tasting and Pairing Notes
Approachable: Pear, Apple
Elegant: Toast, Earth
Andeval Elevated White Field Blend is a perfect wine for summertime front-porch swings, relaxed evenings or a family gathering. The chardonnay gives it five years or more of cellaring potential. And, it dresses Andeval for the most elevated occasions. We’re thinking about steamed lobster with butter, grilled swordfish or maybe a double-cut pork chop.
When we created Andeval, our vision was a wine where approachable and elegant meet. That’s especially true of this year’s outstanding blend.
Varietal
Chardonnay, 30 percent, aged in first- and third-use barrels
Marsanne, 30 percent
Roussanne, 30 percent
Sauvignon Blanc, 10 percent
14.2 percent alcohol by volume
Read our full vintage notes.
2020 Vintage Notes
Andeval’s 2020 vintage is remarkable—both for its exceptional growing conditions and for overcoming the challenges of a pandemic harvest. Every bottle will remind us of the beauty and elegance hidden inside of a year like no other.
A New Growing Season
At first bud break in September, the vineyard experienced low temperatures and frost, reducing yields a bit. The grapes that emerged enjoyed an ideal and extremely dry growing season. First rains arrived in mid-October, breaking six months without rain in the high desert Andes foothills. November continued the pattern with large and favorable temperature swings from overnight lows to daytime highs.
The Argentine Summer
In Argentina’s summer month of January, a heat wave spiked temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This moved harvest at least a week earlier than usual, ensuring perfectly health fruit at the time of picking. More rain in February also maximized plant health by water-stressing the grapes.
Harvest And Winemaking
We were lucky to have a harvest at all, given the emergence of COVID-19. However, the Argentine government declared wine an essential food product, which allowed us to bring in this outstanding vintage with strict precautions for the health of all those involved. Our grapes were harvested between April 10-16, 2020.
2020 Andeval reveals all of the drama of the year that created it. This year’s wine is complex and elegant with beautiful acidity and fruit. Andeval pours into the glass as a brilliant, pale straw hue. It’s trademark approachable fruit aromas include pear, apple and white flowers. Take a sip, and the elegant side emerges with butter, toast, earth and oak. The long finish recalls those fresh red and white fruit aromas.
Bright and clean, 2020 Andeval is a perfect wine for summertime front-porch swings, relaxed evenings or a family gathering with swordfish. The chardonnay gives it five years or more of cellaring potential. And, it dresses Andeval for the most elevated occasions. We’re thinking about steamed lobster with butter or maybe a double-cut pork chop.
When we created Andeval, our vision was a wine where approachable and elegant meet. That’s especially true of this year’s outstanding blend.
2020 Andeval White Field Blend
A limited release of 985 bottles
Varietal
Chardonnay, 30 percent, aged in first- and third-use barrels
Marsanne, 30 percent
Roussanne, 30 percent
Sauvignon Blanc, 10 percent
14.2 percent alcohol by volume
Read our full technical sheet and vintage sheet.