Alta Cabernet Sauvignon Uxmal
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2034
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
grilled ribeye steak, roasted rosemary lamb chops, aged Gouda cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Catena family has long been at the forefront of Argentine winemaking, pioneering high-altitude viticulture in Mendoza. This bottling represents a fascinating intersection of their portfolio, drawing on the 'Alta' concept of selecting top-performing, high-altitude vineyard parcels, combined with the heritage of the Uxmal line—named in honor of the ancient Mayan city to celebrate Latin America's rich indigenous history. Grown in the high-elevation terroirs of Mendoza, where intense sunlight and cool mountain nights slow ripening, the grapes develop thick skins and exceptional structural complexity. The wine is crafted using traditional fermentation methods and aged in French oak barrels, resulting in a classic Cabernet Sauvignon that balances ripe dark fruit with savory herbal undertones and a refined, mineral-driven backbone typical of the Andean foothills.
🍾 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
Cabernet Sauvignon