Catena - Alta Mendoza Chardonnay 2024

Catena - Alta Mendoza Chardonnay 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

in Cologne

In 2014 CedarCreek was sold but Greata Ranch was retained to become the focus of their winemaking

Familia Zuccardi is a family-run winery based out of the Bodega Santa Julia in the Mendoza region of Argentina

winemaking

out of which about half are Grand Crus and a quarter are Premier Crus

using a bodega and bespoke facilities built to support the vinification process

Concentrated

Niepoort was able to preserve 10 hectares of vines but needed to replant an additional 15 hectares

passed down when François took the reins in 1987

the focus now became to produce vinhos verdes of outstanding quality

Cyril and Barry built up the farm and vineyards for most of their lives

non-alcoholic