Malbec Argentino
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–20 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, slow-roasted lamb shoulder, rich venison stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Catena Zapata's Malbec Argentino is a liquid chronicle of the Malbec grape's historical journey. The wine's striking label pays homage to this heritage through four symbolic women: Eleanor of Aquitaine, representing the grape's medieval cradle in Cahors; the Immigrant, symbolizing the pioneers who brought the variety to the New World; Phylloxera, representing the devastating pestilence that decimated European vineyards; and Adrianna Catena, representing the modern rebirth of Malbec in the extreme high-altitude terroirs of Mendoza. Sourced from the historic, ungrafted old vines of the Nicasia and Ang lica vineyards, this monumental red is micro-fermented in French oak barrels and aged to achieve a profound complexity, offering an intense expression of dark fruit, violet aromatics, and deep mineral undertones.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1902 by Italian immigrant Nicola Catena, Bodega Catena Zapata is celebrated as the pioneer that revolutionized modern Argentine winemaking and propelled Malbec onto the international stage. Located in Mendoza, the estate was transformed in the 1980s by third-generation vintner Nicolás Catena Zapata, who boldly advanced high-altitude viticulture along the Andean foothills, highlighted by the iconic Adrianna Vineyard in Gualtallary. Today, under the stewardship of Nicolás and his daughter Dr. Laura Catena, the winery unites traditional winemaking with groundbreaking soil and climate research via the Catena Institute of Wine. The estate is globally revered for its profound, terroir-driven expressions, exemplified by flagship cuvées such as Nicolás Catena Zapata, Malbec Argentino, and the acclaimed Adrianna Vineyard parcel-specific bottlings.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Malbec
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14.5%