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WINES OF ARGENTINA
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Catena Cabernet Sauvignon
The Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of four vineyards. Each vineyard is divided into lots that are harvested
at different times. From the La Pirámide Vineyard in the Agrelo district of Luján de Cuyo come grapes
with classic aromas and flavors of black currant and cassis with ripe, sweet tannins. The Domingo
Vineyard in the Villa Bastías District of Tupungato contributes grapes with spicy aromatics and peppery
notes on the palate. The grapes grown in the Nicasia Vineyard located in Altamira in the La Consulta
district of San Carlos provide finely grained and sweet tannins to the wine. And the very high-altitude
Adrianna Vineyard in the Gualtallary district of Tupungato produces grapes with notes of eucalyptus,
a pronounced minerality, and firm tannins. Catena Cabernet Sauvignon undergoes cold maceration for
five days and is then fermented in stainless steel tanks for fourteen days. It undergoes post-fermentation
maceration for twenty-seven to thirty-two days before it is aged between twelve and fourteen months
in a combination of French and American oak barrels. The wine is aged in the bottle for twelve months
before it is released.
2013:
90+ V, 90 WA
| 2012:
91 V |
2011:
90 WA |
2010:
92 WA |
2009:
91 V |
2008:
90 WS