MundoVino Portfolio Book

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 Catena DV Tinto Historico Red Blend Don Domingo Vicente Catena, Nicolas Catena Zapata’s father, was famous in the 1930’s for his deep dark red wine blend. This blend was sold in the French-styled bistros of Buenos Aires — the Paris of South America — as the finest wine from the Mendoza region. This wine, DV Catena Tinto Historico Red Blend, is made in honor of Don Domingo Catena and his legendary abilities as a Master of the Assemblage. The Catena wines are a special assemblage of High Mountain Estate Vineyards made by fourth generation vintner, Laura Catena and chief winemaker, Alejandro Vigil. Although we have found that most of the Catena wines are consumed shortly after release, we are pleased to see that they age beautifully for ten to twenty years. 2017 : 94 JA | 2016 : 93 JS | 2015 : 93 JS

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