Estiba Reservada
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Typically best enjoyed 10–30 years from vintage release.
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Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, slow-braised venison.
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Catena Zapata’s Estiba Reservada is one of Argentina’s most legendary and elusive cult wines. Originally conceived in the early 1990s as a private reserve for the Catena family's personal cellar—hence the name 'Estiba,' which refers to the cellaring or stacking of bottles—it was created by Nicolás Catena Zapata to prove that Mendoza could produce a Cabernet-based blend capable of rivaling the greatest Châteaux of Bordeaux. Sourced primarily from the historic, clay-loam soils of the La Pirámide vineyard in Agrelo, situated at an elevation of nearly 1,000 meters, this wine is celebrated for its remarkable structure, elegance, and longevity. It undergoes meticulous parcel selection, traditional fermentation, and extended aging in French oak barrels. Shrouded in prestige and produced in highly limited quantities, Estiba Reservada remains a benchmark of Argentine winemaking history, highly coveted by collectors worldwide.
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Founded in 1902 by Italian immigrant Nicola Catena, the historic Catena Zapata estate is located in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, and remains family-owned under the visionary leadership of Nicolás Catena Zapata and his daughter Laura. Renowned for pioneering high-altitude viticulture in the Andean foothills, the winery revolutionized Argentine winemaking by proving that world-class, age-worthy wines could be produced from extreme mountain terroirs. Their production philosophy focuses on meticulous parcel selection and soil-specific micro-vinifications, particularly within the acclaimed Adrianna Vineyard. Catena Zapata is celebrated globally for its profound, structured red wines, most notably its flagship Bordeaux-style blend, Nicolás Catena Zapata, and the highly expressive, mineral-driven Adrianna Vineyard River Stones Malbec.