Estiba Reservada
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 10–30 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, slow-braised venison.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
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.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Bodega Catena Zapata blev grundlagt i 1902 af den italienske immigrant Nicola Catena og regnes i dag for den ubestridte pioner inden for moderne argentinsk vindyrkning. I 1980'erne og 1990'erne revolutionerede familiens visionære tredjegenerationsfrontfigur, Nicolás Catena Zapata, landets vinindustri ved at søge mod ekstreme højder i Andesbjergene. Det mest markante resultat var etableringen af den berømte Adrianna Vineyard i Gualtallary i næsten 1.500 meters højde. Vingården ledes i dag af dr. Laura Catena sammen med den anerkendte chefvinmager Alejandro Vigil. Sammen kombinerer de dybdegående forskning i mikroklimaer og terroir via Catena Institute of Wine med præcisionsdyrkning i alluviale, kalkholdige grusjorde. Vinifikationen sker ofte med hele drueklaser og vildgær på både betontanke, store egetræsfade (foudres) og franske barriques for at bevare friskheden, de strukturelle nuancer og den stedtypiske nerve. Ikoniske aftapninger som flagskibet Nicolás Catena Zapata, Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae Malbec og Adrianna Vineyard White Stones Chardonnay er i dag globale pejlemærker for sydamerikansk topvin i verdensklasse.
🍇 Druer
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec
🍷 ABV
13.5-14%