Reviews
Technical Details
- BlendChardonnay
- CountryArgentina
- RegionMendoza
- AppellationUco Valley
- VineyardAdrianna Vineyard
- Alcohol13%
Bodega Catena Zapata Chardonnay White Bones Adrianna Vineyard 2014
If you’re a white Burgundy geek, get some of this to drink and blind-taste with your pals. Terrifically fresh, stony and minerally, with fine, fine precision. Absolutely a JOY and a THRILL to drink (and doesn’t run you $300+!). The Adrianna Vineyard is located at almost 5,000ft elevation in the Gualtallary sub-district of the Tupungato region. White Bones Chardonnay comes from select rows within Block 1 of the Adrianna Vineyard. The name refers to the soil underneath these rows, which is layered with calcareous deposits and limestone as well as fossilized animal bones - remnants of a river that used to pass through the region.
Retail = $120
Best web = $99.98
FIRST BOTTLE = $74.95!
About the Producer
"Nicolás Catena Zapata is a figure in Argentina of the stature of Robert Mondavi in Napa and Angelo Gaja in Piedmont. He inspired an entire region to strive for a higher level of quality by his successful exploration of high-altitude vineyards and rigorous clonal selection."