Malbec Vista Flores
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops with rosemary, beef empanadas.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the high-altitude terroir of Vista Flores in the Uco Valley, Mendoza, this expressive Malbec is a testament to the Catena family's pioneering exploration of mountain viticulture. Grown at elevations exceeding 1,100 meters, the vines benefit from intense Andean sunlight and dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, which preserve fresh acidity while developing deep, concentrated flavors. The soils here, rich in loamy sand and surface stones, impart a distinct mineral tension to the wine. Historically, the Catena family helped put the Uco Valley on the global map by demonstrating that these cooler, higher-elevation sub-regions could produce wines of incredible elegance, structure, and floral complexity, moving away from the heavier, jammy styles of the past.
🍾 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%