Catena Chardonnay

This Chardonnay pairs well with roasted stuffed chicken, seared scallops, pasta primavera, and fish and chips.

The grapes for this wine are sourced from three high-altitude vineyards in Mendoza: La Pirámide (940 m), Domingo (1,130 m), and Adrianna (1,500 m). Each vineyard contributes unique characteristics, with La Pirámide offering rich pineapple and passion fruit flavors, Domingo providing citrus and floral notes with excellent acidity, and Adrianna adding green apple, pear, and fig flavors with strong minerality.

The wine is aged for up to 12 months in French oak barrels. This process imparts a plush texture and subtle oak influence, enhancing the wine's complexity without overpowering its natural flavors.

Each vineyard lot is harvested and vinified separately to preserve the unique expression, aromas, and flavors of the fruit. This approach allows for a final blend that showcases the best qualities of each vineyard.

We at Catena Zapata are dedicated to unlocking the secrets of our land to bring Mendoza’s wines to the rest of the world. In 1902, Nicolás’s grandfather Nicola Catena planted his first Malbec vineyard in Mendoza. Today, the wines of Bodega Catena Zapata are sourced from six historic estate vineyards: Angélica, La Pirámide, Nicasia, Domingo, Adrianna and Angélica Sur. We have poured our lives, our passion, our sweat, and our spirit into transforming a scrub-laden, high-altitude oasis in a desert into some of the most beautiful vineyards in the world. This is the story of how we blended family and historic vines with state-of-the-art viticulture to create wines that are both spectacular and true to their terroir. It is a tale that travels from 19th-century Italy to the limestone soils of Mendoza, with serendipitous detours to California's sun-drenched Napa Valley and the king-making vineyards of Bordeaux. Drawing from the past and uncovering the secrets of nature toward the future, we are proud to make our treasured terroir in Mendoza the fountainhead for the wines that carry our name.