Catena - La Marchigiana Mendoza Criolla Chica 2024

Catena - La Marchigiana Mendoza Criolla Chica 2024Founded in 1902, Argentinas Bodega Catena Zapata is known for its pioneering role in resurrecting Malbec and in discovering extreme high altitude terroirs in the Andean foothills of Mendoza. Nicols Catena led the Argentinian wine industry into the modern era. A widely travelled academic economist, he learned a great deal from his exposure in the 1970s to both the great Bordeaux tradition and the huge promise of Napa wines. In the early 1980s, Catena

Wines are typically matured in large neutral Slavonian casks

although the approach to each wine is customized

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A 1990 vacation in Argentina was all it took

as this Port house is now part of Taylor’s portfolio of brands

Gimonnet has opted to use the base blend from a given vintage as reserve wine rather than keeping individual parcels or villages separately

and today he shares it with his son

aiming to capture the unique spirit of the Central Okanagan

These wines are a benchmark for the Mosel and are coveted not just by collectors

The Sauvignon Blanc comes form one of the highest parcels at 1050 metres and is a fascinating interpretation of this variety

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Though Nichol Vineyard wines are not big or heavily extracted