Adrianna Vineyard White Bones Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–12 years from the vintage release, though top vintages can easily cellar for 15 years or more.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled lobster with butter
✨ Technical Specifications
The Adrianna Vineyard, situated at an extreme altitude of nearly 1,450 meters in Gualtallary, is the source of this legendary Chardonnay. The White Bones parcel is named after the soil beneath the vines, which is layered with calcareous deposits, limestone, and fossilized bones from an ancient riverbed. This unique, cold-climate mountain terroir imparts a distinctively mineral, saline, and structured character to the wine, reminiscent of grand cru Burgundy but with a distinct Andean signature. Fermented in French oak barrels using wild yeasts, it showcases remarkable tension, floral aromas, and a deep, chalky texture that has redefined the potential of South American white wines.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1902 by Italian immigrant Nicola Catena, Bodega Catena Zapata is the preeminent pioneer of modern Argentine viticulture. In the 1980s and 1990s, third-generation visionary Nicolás Catena Zapata revolutionized the domestic industry by venturing into extreme high-altitude Andean terroirs, most notably planting the famed Adrianna Vineyard in Gualtallary at nearly 1,500 meters above sea level. Today directed by Dr. Laura Catena and celebrated winemaking director Alejandro Vigil, the estate pairs rigorous micro-terroir research through the Catena Institute of Wine with precision viticulture across alluvial, limestone-laced gravel soils. Fermentations frequently incorporate whole clusters and indigenous yeasts, vinified in concrete, oak foudres, and French barriques to preserve freshness, structural nuance, and site-specific tension. Benchmark bottlings such as the flagship Nicolás Catena Zapata, Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae Malbec, and Adrianna Vineyard White Stones Chardonnay stand as global archetypes of high-elevation South American fine wine.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.5%