Angelica Zapata Malbec Alta
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, rich beef stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Named in honor of Ang lica Zapata, the remarkable matriarch of the Catena family and a dedicated educator who instilled a relentless pursuit of excellence in her children, this wine represents a landmark in Argentine viticulture. Sourced primarily from the historic Ang lica Vineyard in Lunlunta, situated along the Mendoza River, the old vines yield incredibly concentrated fruit with remarkably smooth tannins. The wine undergoes traditional fermentation followed by extensive aging in French oak barrels, resulting in a complex, structured Malbec that balances ripe plum and blackberry flavors with delicate notes of vanilla, spice, and violet.
🍾 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
Malbec
🍷 ABV
14-14.5%