Tree Fruit, Tropical Fruit, Floral, and Mineral, Sweet Spice
BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)
Origin: Mendoza (Uco, Maipu, Lujuan de Cuyo Valley & More), Argentina
Grape Varietals:
Chardonnay
Winemaking:
Maturation: 13-18 Months Oak Barrels
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
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ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Grape varietal & region: At almost 5,000 feet elevation in the Andean foothills, the Adrianna vineyard's calcareous soils and cool climate are the promised land of Chardonnay. The fruit from the Adrianna vineyard has a purity of flavors and a minerality that is particular to this vineyard and can not be found anywhere else in Mendoza. The nearby, gravel-covered Domingo Vineyard makes up 20% of the blend.
Catena Alta is an assemblage of historic rows within the Catena family State vineyards. The blend of these historic rows, like the combination of sounds that create a symphony, gives us highly aromatic and elegant wine that speaks for the terroir and the vines that have been tended by the four generations of the Catena Family. "Alta" means high in Spanish. This makes reference to the high altitude vineyards from where the grapes are sourced, and to the high end wines that are produced with this special grapes.
Taste profile: The wine shows an intense greenish shade with yellow colour. The extraordinary combination of these vineyards offer honey and tropical fruit flavours while lending notes of citrus, pears, peaches and white flowers with a strong minerality and delicate notes of vanilla. The mouthfeel is clean with a fresh and clean acidity.
Winemaking process: Whole clusters are pressed, and then 100% fermented in 500 L French oak barrels with natural yeasts at low temperatures. Wild yeasts. Aged for 14 months in French oak. 30% does not undergo malolactic fermentation. First, second and third use barrels used.
