Malbec Vista Flores
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Typically best enjoyed within 2–8 years of the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops with rosemary, beef empanadas.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
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.
🍾 wine.about_producer
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.